1. The children of Soweto would yell out "indoda yomlungu!" whenever they passed the author. What does this phrase mean?
(a) "I hate that kid!"
(b) "Look out!"
(c) "Hey, buddy!"
(d) "The white man!"

2. What did the school counselor warn the author about when he asked to transition into the B classes at H. A. Jack Primary?
(a) She warned him that the kids in the B classes would beat him up.
(b) She warned him the kids in the B classes would hold him back.
(c) She warned him that he was not smart enough for the B classes.
(d) She warned him that the B classes were too full.

3. To what was Patricia referring when she spoke of "the black tax" (66)?
(a) The need to spend one's working life making up for that which was pillaged from one's ancestors.
(b) The tendency of white employers to illegally steal the wages of black employees during apartheid.
(c) An official government tax paid only by black people.
(d) A special tax Afrikaners had to pay after apartheid to provide reparations to black people.

4. Why was the author afraid to pray for God to kill the thing that left feces in his grandmother's house?
(a) He was afraid because he was worried the demon would eat him.
(b) He was afraid because HE was the thing that left the feces in his grandmother's house and he did not want God to kill him.
(c) He was afraid because he was not sure if he believed in God and could not stand the theological pressure.
(d) He was afraid that if his prayer was not good enough, everyone would know he was to blame.

5. What does the name Nombuyiselo mean?
(a) "She who gives back."
(b) "The Fixer."
(c) "She who popped out of nowhere."
(d) "A builder of ships."