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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. What is the name of the character first seen in the opening part of the play?
(a) Styles.
(b) Bert.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Sizwe.

2. What did Buntu allow Zwelinzima to do?
(a) Escape the police.
(b) Stay at his place.
(c) Work at this house.
(d) Contact his family.

3. During which war did Styles' father fight?
(a) World War I.
(b) The 7 Year War.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Indo-Japanese War.

4. What memento does Styles have left of his father?
(a) A sailor's hat.
(b) A faded photograph.
(c) An old watch.
(d) A rusty compass.

5. What other piece of contact information does Zwelinzima give to Styles?
(a) His mother's addres.
(b) His phone number.
(c) His address.
(d) His mother's phone number.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the owner of Styles' car manufacturing company first arrive at the organization for his speech?

2. According to Styles, what happened to his father after he returned home from the war?

3. What is the name of Zwelinzima's wife in Part 2?

4. How does Styles feel about the number of pictures Zwelinzima wants taken?

5. What did the owner of the house do to help the narrator of the letter while he was supposedly living there?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 4, how is it revealed that Sizwe has already taken on the dead man's identity?

2. What can be deduced by the audience in regards to the nature of Robert's letter?

3. What is the purpose of Robert being illuminated in a single light right before he begins narrating his letter to his wife?

4. What does Buntu say to Sizwe to convince him to change identity?

5. What is the significance of the kitten's name?

6. What can be extrapolated from the fact that Sizwe writes to his wife about living in another woman's home, and that despite their working together, they were not able to succeed?

7. Why does Buntu's mood change at the end of Part 3?

8. What would one say might be the climax of the play?

9. How does Styles transform Robert's attitude in Part 2?

10. How do Styles' mannerisms and outward thoughts affect the audience's understanding of Styles' life views?

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