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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sizwe begin to tear off his clothes at the ending of Part 4?
(a) To cool off from the heat of his anger and drunkeness.
(b) To cover the dead man.
(c) To start a fight with Buntu.
(d) To show that he is "just a man".

2. According to Buntu, what would make him dig his own grave?
(a) Continuing to talk in the way he had just been.
(b) Living alone.
(c) Losing meaning of life.
(d) Learning his family had been killed.

3. What might Buntu's story about Jacob be meant to offer Sizwe?
(a) Hope that he will not become another Jacob in the near future.
(b) Hope that the peace of death will sustain him through the tough times in life.
(c) Fear that death is not the end of suffering.
(d) Fear not to question the system in place.

4. What does Sizwe first tell Buntu at the beginning of Part 3?
(a) That he was arrested in a raid.
(b) That Buntu is at risk for going to jail.
(c) That he will be arrested soon.
(d) That Zola is dangerous.

5. Which adjective best describes the man who Styles first lets into his shop?
(a) Austere.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Happy.
(d) Decrepit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Buntu tell Sizwe to do instead of continuing to live in the country they are in illegally?

2. According to the preacher, at death, the soul gets to go...?

3. What does Buntu suggest Sizwe do for work back in his home country?

4. What does Sizwe say in response to Buntu's concern over Sizwe's passbook?

5. What does Buntu say to Sizwe in regards to seeing Sizwe's information in Part 3?

(see the answer key)

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