1 Where does Curren find the vagabond? In her garage, under a mound of boxes In the middle of the street in front of her house In her side yard, under a makeshift shelter of cardboard In her kitchen in the middle of the night, looking through the refrigerator 2 What does Dr. Syfret tell Mrs. Curren the day she finds the vagabond on her property? That they have to run more tests That she is in remission That she is dying That she has cancer 3 Which of the following best describes the way Curren greets the man she finds asleep in her yard? Enraged Somber Frightened Irritated 4 How does Curren describe the growing homeless population of Cape Town? As scavengers As wolves As mushrooms As lambs 5 To whom is Curren addressing her narration? Vercueil Her son Her deceased husband Her daughter 6 Why does Curren claim women bear children? To carry on their legacy To be mothered by them To save the world from ruin To sate their own lonliness 7 The morning after she discovers him, what does Curren offer the vagabond? A job as her live-in nurse Thirty rand A place to sleep inside A mug of coffee and a job of manual labor 8 How does the vagabond respond to Curren lecturing him? He pours out his coffee and walks away He breaks down in tears He spits at her feet He strikes her across the face 9 Which of the following does the vagabond suggest Curren do with her big house? Turn it into a homeless shelter Turn it into a boardinghouse for students Sell it and move out of Cape Town Turn it into a shelter for the children fleeing the settlements 10 Which of the following is the vagabond's disability for which he receives a pension? He has a bad limp from a work-related injury He was in a horrible car crash while working for the postal service He lost the use of three fingers on his right hand He was injured while training to be a military officer 11 When did Curren's daughter leave South Africa? 1991 1967 1987 1976 12 What kind of car does Curren drive? A green Passat A green Hillman A red Fiat A silver ute 13 Where is the first place Curren and the lodger drive together? Guguletu, to find Bheki Site C, to do grocery shopping Fish Hoek, to an overlook of False Bay False Hoek, to an overlook of Byron Bay 14 To which of the following fictional steeds does Curren compare her car? Doxology Rocinante Llamrei Gringolet 15 Which kind of creature does Curren find starved in her yard after she's discharged from the hospital? dogs rabbits cats chickens 16 Which of the following "false etymologies" does Curren present to the vagabond? That "empathy" comes from the Latin word for "give" That "humanity" comes from the Latin word for "care" That "charity" comes from the Latin word for "care" That "charity" comes from the Latin word for "heart" 17 How does Curren think the vagabond came to possess his dog? She suspects he stole it from a "good family" She suspects he stole it off a "fellow scavenger" She suspects he found it rummaging through a dumpster She suspects he adopted it from the ASPCA, where he used to work 18 Which of the following is Curren's biggest complaint about contemporary radio? There is too much talk and not enough music There is too much music and not enough talk The radio is all fluff that ignores the politics of the time Everything on the radio is about politics 19 How did Curren respond to her home being burglarized three years prior to the events of the novel? She had an alarm system installed She moved to a condo further inland She had her fence fitted with barbed wire at the top She had bars fitted to her window 20 How many grandchildren does Curren have? Four grandsons Two granddaughters Two grandsons Two grandsons and two granddaughters 21 Curren asks the man who stays on her lawn a favor. What favor does she ask of him? She asks him to mail a package to her daughter after she dies She asks him to assist her suicide She asks him to execute her will She asks him to fly to America and deliver a package to her daughter after she dies 22 How does Curren describe the contents of the novel? An ethnography A history A diary A letter 23 Which of the following does Curren serve when she asks the lodger to do her big, post-mortem favor? Shrimp Scampi Marie Biscuits McVities Biscuits Vegemite toast 24 How does the detective refer to the people who broke into Curren's home? As delinquents As bee grubs As wayward youths As animals 25 Which composer's music does Curren play for the lodger on her piano? Bach Chopin Mozart Schumann
