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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, p. 147-176.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Florence say the police do to black boys who are not in school?
(a) Arrest them.
(b) Attack them.
(c) Fine them.
(d) Drink with them.

2. Where does Bheki sleep?
(a) The pool house.
(b) The backyard shed.
(c) The guest bedroom.
(d) The narrator's car.

3. What does Vercueil say caused the shouting man's condition?
(a) Alzheimer's disease.
(b) End stage cancer.
(c) Alcohol withdrawal.
(d) Drug withdrawal.

4. What does the narrator think about while being driven home?
(a) The trust she put in Vercueil.
(b) Changing her will.
(c) That she likes being drunk.
(d) Her cancer.

5. Where is the person the narrator finds at the start of Part One?
(a) Near her pool.
(b) Near her garage.
(c) Near her neighbor's house
(d) Near the grocery store.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the housekeeper's husband work?

2. What disease is the narrator diagnosed with?

3. What does the housekeeper call Mr. Vercueil?

4. What does the narrator wonder about her daughter?

5. Why does Vercueil go into the store?

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