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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 214- 261.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clare tell Rosa about the cause and her involvement in it?
(a) She is obligated to continue her parents work.
(b) It will be easier for them than their parents.
(c) She can envision no other life for herself.
(d) She wants to be there when the future happens.

2. What memory does Rosa recall one night as she and Conrad walk past her old house?
(a) The day they arrested her father.
(b) The day her brother died.
(c) The night Sipho was shot.
(d) The night her mother died.

3. How many homes does Rosa visit in a number of months in the town in which her father died?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

4. What is the first item that Madame Bagnelli stops to purchase after she and Rosa leave the airport?
(a) Bread.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Wine.
(d) Fish.

5. What does Conrad say was celebrated in Rosa's home as she grew up?
(a) Birthdays.
(b) Political events.
(c) Misery.
(d) Elections.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what day forward has Rosa been under surveillance?

2. How do the blacks treat Rosa when she goes to Fat's home?

3. Why is the group knocking at the prison door in the opening pages of the novel?

4. What does Lionel teach Bassie?

5. What does Rosa tell Brandt that she needs his help to do?

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