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The Power of One

Bryce Courtenay

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Summary
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- Characters List
- Peekay
- Doc
- Geel Piet
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Chapter Eleven Quiz

Quizzes Chapter Eleven Quiz

1 of 5
What is a rusk, the breakfast food Dee and Dum bring Peekay every morning?

A serving of thick oatmeal
A granola bowl
A tropical fruit salad
A hard cookie

2 of 5
Who lowers the boxing speedball so Peekay can reach it?

Dee and Dum
Granpa
Lieutenant Smit
Gert Marais

3 of 5
How long has Geel Piet been in and out of jail when Peekay meets him?

Ten years
Twenty years
Forty-five years
Fifty-one years

4 of 5
What does Geel Piet tell Peekay boxing is not?

A sport
Fighting
Dangerous
Important

5 of 5
Who starts calling Peekay "Tadpole Angel"?

Doc
The black prisoners
The white prisoners
Marie

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