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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For whom did Styles say he one day realized that he was working and making money?
(a) Mr. Ford.
(b) A devil.
(c) Someone else.
(d) Mr. Jones.

2. According to Styles, what happened to his father after he returned home from the war?
(a) He was accused of spying for the Germans.
(b) He was given honors.
(c) He was left with nothing.
(d) He was captured three years later.

3. What type of speech did the car manufacturer owner want to give to the employees?
(a) A quick speech.
(b) An endearing speech.
(c) An educational speech.
(d) An inspirational speech.

4. How does Zwelinzima explain the series of happenings that apparently gave him only three days to leave his dwelling?
(a) Each story intertwines deeply into the next.
(b) The stories seem to be lies.
(c) It is basically unexplained.
(d) The stories do not make sense.

5. How does Zwelinzima begin to act as Style interacts with him?
(a) He begins to act paranoid.
(b) He becomes more tense.
(c) He begins to relax.
(d) He acts upset.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the insect spray in the commercial in the first part of the play?

2. What job did Styles' father hold?

3. Which American President does Styles refer to as having an effect on South Africa?

4. What does Styles call his photography room?

5. In what country is this story set?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the name "Doom" significant in Styles' story about the cockroach problem?

2. Without having seen the play, what would be a safe implication to make about the character of Robert, given that one of the first things he does is give his name and immediately afterward, his address?

3. How does the passbook represent oppression of blacks in Apartheid-era South Africa?

4. Why did Sizwe enjoy his experience drinking at the bar he went to with Buntu?

5. Of what significance is the fact that Styles is the same character as Buntu?

6. Why doesn't Sizwe want to work in the mines?

7. How does this section of the play give us more information about the circumstances under which black people lived under Apartheid?

8. At the start of Part 3, why does Buntu say Sizwe is in real trouble?

9. What could be the meaning behind Buntu quietly telling Sizwe to "come along home" at the end of this Part?

10. Explore the ways in which the playwright incorporates the idea of freedom into this part of the play.

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