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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 did Styles realized was infested with cockroaches?
(a) His shop.
(b) His bedroom.
(c) The building.
(d) His sink.

2. According to Styles, convincing his customers to take pictures in a way that is different than they prefer is...
(a) A collaborative effort.
(b) Robbing them of their dreams.
(c) Only understandable.
(d) A very mean thing to do.

3. What was the owner of the car manufacturing plant's name?
(a) Henry Ford Jr.
(b) John Williamson.
(c) Henry Ford Sr.
(d) James T Phillips.

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

5. Zwelinzima explains that he was introduced to another friend through his house owner, named...
(a) Buntu.
(b) Guntu.
(c) Ballou.
(d) Maloo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of picture does Styles aim to provide for Zwelinzima?

2. What interrupts Styles' story to the audience at the end of Part 1?

3. In his recollection spurred by the insect repellent, what animal does Styles compare himself to?

4. What character is Buntu played by?

5. In what country is this story set?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How is the studio a "place of dreams"?

4. Expand on the significance of the idea of transformation in this play.

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

6. Hypothesize the possible meanings this Part of the play and the passbook itself could have in relation to the struggle of black people against white people.

7. How could the mention of the name Robert Zwelinzima be a powerful instance of foreshadowing?

8. What is the significance of Robert being illuminated in the spotlight with the passbook in hand, segueing into his resuming the narration of the letter to Noweto?

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

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

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