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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Melanie Issacs?
(a) A former student.
(b) A secretary from his department.
(c) Another professor.
(d) A current student.

2. Towards the end of the hearing, what does Mathabane imply about David's state of mind?
(a) That David is profoundly clear on the proceedings.
(b) That David is confusing fantasy and reality.
(c) That it is not "crystal clear."
(d) That David is faking insanity.

3. Where is Melanie during the hearing?
(a) Sitting with her father.
(b) Absent from it.
(c) Sitting between her parents.
(d) Sitting across the table from David.

4. Approximately how old is David Lurie in Chapter 1?
(a) Late forties.
(b) Early forties.
(c) Early fifties.
(d) Early sixties.

5. What does Melanie say she hates to do?
(a) Cook.
(b) Read.
(c) Write poetry.
(d) Play the piano.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times has David Lurie been married?

2. What kind of car did David have that was stolen on the evening of the attack?

3. When David needs his bandages changed, who changes them?

4. What animals has Petrus brought onto his land as he prepares for the event he will have in the next few days?

5. On the evening of the visit of this unwelcome visitor, what possession of David's is vandalized?

(see the answer key)

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