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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator think of Vercueil's cooking?

2. How long does it take for the pharmacy to deliver the narrator's new medication?

3. Who helps the narrator find her way home?

4. What does the narrator compare aging to?

5. What does Mr. Vercueil do with the keys of the car?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens the morning the doorbell rings repeatedly?

2. What does the narrator notice when passing by Florence's room in Part Three, p. 147-176?

3. What is playing on the television when Mr. Vercueil brings the television into the room?

4. Why does Mrs. Curren call Dr. Syfret?

5. What does Mrs. Curren tell the police when under medication?

6. Why does Mr. Thabane advise the narrator to put a jacket over her head?

7. What happens to Mrs. Curren when she is lying down under an overpass?

8. How is Mr. Vercueil different at the start of Part Three, pg. 115-147?

9. What does the narrator recall about her daughter?

10. What has Mr. Vercueil become interested in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Based on the "Age of Iron", discuss whether suffering has any value for the characters.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Coetzee's development of the plot in the "Age of Iron", from the initial situation to the climax and conclusion.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of the setting of Mrs. Curren's home and how Mrs. Curren attempts to protect her space.

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