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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, p. 15-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the ethnicity of the narrator?
(a) White.
(b) Indian.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Black.

2. What disease is the narrator diagnosed with?
(a) Terminal cancer.
(b) A heart condition.
(c) Alzheimer's.
(d) Lupus.

3. When does the person the narrator met at the start of Part One return?
(a) In the evening.
(b) In the afternoon.
(c) Around noon.
(d) In the morning.

4. What job does the narrator offer the man she went to town with?
(a) Cleaning the gutters.
(b) Cleaning the back yard.
(c) Fixing a drainage problem.
(d) Repairing the second floor lights.

5. In what time period is the "Age of Iron" set?
(a) Mid 1980's.
(b) Mid 1970's.
(c) Mid 1990's.
(d) Mid 1960's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator give to the person that lives near her house the first evening?

2. What does the narrator spend the day doing according to page 15?

3. Why does the narrator think the person that lives near her house will return?

4. What does the narrator say about charity not being appreciated?

5. Who is the narrator of the book?

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