Disgrace Study Guide

1. Where was J.M. Coetzee born?

• England
• Holland
• Kenya
• South Africa

2. What is the most likely historical context of the novel?

• post-apartheid South Africa
• imperialist South Africa
• nationalist South Africa
• apartheid South Africa

3. What ethnicity best describes the Coetzee family?

• South African
• African
• Afrikaneer
• British

4. In what major city does David Lurie live?

• Johannesburg
• Nairobi
• Cape Town
• Pretoria

5. How long are Lurie's sessions with Soraya?

• overnight
• one hundred and twenty minutes
• sixty minutes
• ninety minutes

6. Where does Lurie teach Communications?

• University of Cape Town
• Cape Town University
• Cape Town University College
• Cape Technical University

7. What was the name of the escort service Lurie used?

• Windsor Manor
• Discreet Escorts
• Rylands' Route
• Desirable Escorts

8. Which of the following is not a topic of a book Lurie has written?

• Mephistopholes
• Wordsworth
• Byron
• Richard of St. Victor

9. On what day of the week did Lurie usually see Soraya?

• Friday
• Sunday
• Saturday
• Thursday

10. Melanie Isaacs is enrolled in which of Lurie's courses?

• Romantics
• Communications 101
• Communications 202
• Wordsworth