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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did the owner of the house do to help the narrator of the letter while he was supposedly living there?
2. What was the owner of the car manufacturing plant's name?
3. What does the first man who walks into Styles' shop want?
4. What did Styles realized was infested with cockroaches?
5. To whom does Zwelinzima want to send his photograph?
Short Essay Questions
1. What all does Sizwe say to Noweto, his wife, in his letter at the end of Part 5?
2. Why does Buntu become calmer when telling Sizwe he's married with a child and sympathizes with his desire to improve himself?
3. What does Buntu have to say to Sizwe about the importance of names?
4. Why does Sizwe tear off his clothes in Part 4?
5. How does this section of the play give us more information about the circumstances under which black people lived under Apartheid?
6. In Part 4, how is it revealed that Sizwe has already taken on the dead man's identity?
7. Why could it be hypocritical of Buntu to tell the story about Jacob?
8. What would one say might be the climax of the play?
9. What is the purpose of Robert being illuminated in a single light right before he begins narrating his letter to his wife?
10. Why did Sizwe enjoy his experience drinking at the bar he went to with Buntu?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the playwright reveal information about the central character of Sizwe Banzi, and how does this draw the audience into his story?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the effect of having Styles and Buntu played by the same actor. What parallels and contrasts are there between the two characters, and how are they significant to the play as a whole?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the idea of being 'alive' versus being 'dead' or a 'ghost' as represented in the play.
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