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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 did the narrator's daughter tell her as she was leaving South Africa.

2. What does Florence tell the narrator?

3. Why does Florence's cousin give the narrator a jacket to put over her head?

4. What does the narrator wear as she walks down the street?

5. What does the narrator want to do after looking at her watch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Curren do when Mr. Vercueil is not looking?

2. Who does Florence dress as at the start of Part Four?

3. What does the narrator wonder about her ability to love?

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

5. What advice does the narrator offer to Mr. Thabane?

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

7. What happens the morning the doorbell rings repeatedly?

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

9. Why is Florence comforted inside the building?

10. Where do Mr. Vercueil and the narrator drive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the significance of the statement that the House of Parliament is the "house of shame."

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the names, Hope and Beauty, Florence's daughters and how these names are used as an allegory in "Age of Iron".

Essay Topic 3

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

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