P3: "The Collector of Treasures" Part III

What was the catalyst (tension) that caused Garesego, the husband, to return?

• He was lonely when his girlfriend kicked him out.

• His obscene thought processes after the town started gossiping.

• "I am coming home again so that we may settle our differences."

• He was coming home for sexual relations.

Why does Dikeledi have a flushed, proud and pleased expression?

• Banabothe, her son, is growing up and is becoming a man.

• Banabothe, her daughter, is studying for her exams.

• Banabothe, her son, is studying for his exams.

• Banabothe, her daughter, has opened a savings account.

What is the description, "Then this unpleasant something turned up at his office one day" (67) referencing?

• The rumor.

• The three boys.

• The neighbor.

• The abused wife.

What was Garesego, the husband, insinuating when he said "Why don't you ask Paul Thebolo for the money" (68)?

• She is now the neighbor's mistress and he pays for everything.

• She is remarried to Paul Thebolo and he should take care of the boys.

• She is in a holy religious union and his is the priest of her convent.

• She is unable to have money since black women don't have power.

Why was Dikeledi, who had "filled her life with treasures of kindness and love" (70), trying to be protected from an evil man?

• He would ruin her holy life that she had gathered from others.

• Black women didn't have that kind of power.

• She was trying to seduce Paul Thebolo from Kenalepe.

• She was able to pay the school fees with her treasures.

"Garesego was completely satisfied" (72) because he ...

• finally was able to show interest in his children.

• could boast with no competition from other men.

• could sprawl across a bed.

• he thought only of himself and no one contradicted him.

How did Bessie Head conclude the story so everything turned out "positively"?

• The children are cared for, the abusive husband is dead, and Dikeledi is the collector of love, her treasure.

• Paul finally confesses his love for Dikeledi and marries her.

• Garesego finally realizes that he can't abuse his wife anymore.

• Banabothe passes his exams, Dikeledi becomes a wealthy woman, and Garesego is imprisoned.

How does Dikeledi show that she refuses to be a victim?

• She kills her abuser so that he will not kill the neighbor.

• She opened a savings account to have money for expenses.

• She is a prisoner with the death penalty.

• She refuses to eat, clean or work.

What is the physical setting of this story?

• The long-term central state prison.

• A village in the north of the country.

• A hut in the backyard of a small village.

• The colony of South Africa.

How is "phase three" of Dikeledi's life going to be different?

• She has found more treasures in her life.

• She knows that she and her family are loved.

• She is ashen, lonely, and unhappy.

• She is a murderer.