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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sizwe finally hands his passbook to Buntu, what does he say at that moment?
(a) That this book is his life, as ridiculous as that may seem.
(b) That this book makes him less of a man.
(c) That Sizwe is not Sizwe, but Jacob.
(d) What's in the book doesn't make him a man, but that it goes with you everywhere anyway.

2. What was the first suggestion by Sizwe to Buntu regarding his discovery in the alleyway?
(a) Turn the other direction.
(b) Hide the discovery.
(c) Report the crime.
(d) Check for a wallet.

3. Where is Sizwe when he introduces himself to other people on the night he went to the bar with Buntu?
(a) Out on the street in front of the bar.
(b) Outise of Buntu's car.
(c) In the back alley of the bar.
(d) Outside of Buntu's house.

4. After Buntu's shoots down Sizwe's first two suggestions about the alleyway discovery, what is the next thing Sizwe continue to recommend doing?
(a) Report the crime to the police.
(b) Find the man's passbook.
(c) Get out of there.
(d) Find out where the woman is staying.

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

6. By what name does Sizwe introduce himself to the people outside of the bar?
(a) Mister Sizwe.
(b) Brother Banzi.
(c) Mister Siswe Banzi.
(d) Mister Bansi.

7. What does Buntu say he has discovered in the alleyway outside of the bar?
(a) A small child.
(b) A dead body.
(c) A bag of cash.
(d) A wallet.

8. 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.

9. When does Buntu say is the only time a soul can be completely free?
(a) After fulfilling karma.
(b) In death.
(c) After being forgiving.
(d) After forgiving itself.

10. When Buntu sees the address of the dead man, what does he do?
(a) He encourages Sizwe to sell the book.
(b) He explains how rich that part of town is.
(c) He warns Sizwe to leave this book alone.
(d) He refuses to go to that part of town.

11. .What does Buntu tell Sizwe to do after they have a fight outside of the bar?
(a) To get lost.
(b) To forget it all.
(c) To remember this moment.
(d) To come home.

12. What system of segregation exists during the time of this play?
(a) Apartheid.
(b) Privatization of banking and the government finance system.
(c) Church and State.
(d) Muslims and Christians.

13. At what affair did the preacher speak, according to Buntu?
(a) At a wedding.
(b) At a funeral.
(c) At a church liturgy.
(d) At a baptism.

14. What does Buntu tell Sizwe to do instead of continuing to live in the country they are in illegally?
(a) To go home and come back to get a new passport.
(b) To go home.
(c) To only come on a tourist visa.
(d) To leave and go to Japan.

15. After Sizwe says he doesn't want to die, how does this effect Buntu?
(a) He becomes calmer.
(b) He becomes angry.
(c) He becomes distant.
(d) He begins to cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. After seeing Sizwe's information, what does Buntu realize?

2. What does the significance of the dead man's name suggest?

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

4. What was Buntu's suggestion about what he had found in the alleyway?

5. What is a common theme between what Styles went through to get his shop and what Sizwe would have to go through to get a new passbook?

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