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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The World Doesn’t Love You” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tribe was native to South Africa when it was first colonized by Europeans?
(a) The Afrikaners.
(b) The Khoisan.
(c) The Xhosa.
(d) The Zulu.

2. Why did the author have trouble fitting in with his white classmates at Sandingham?
(a) They could not understand him when he spoke.
(b) Their parents forbade them from hanging out with him.
(c) They only wanted to listen to grunge rock.
(d) They were always doing things that required spending money.

3. How would Fufi escape the author's yard?
(a) She would beg and whine until passers by let her out.
(b) She would crawl through a small tunnel.
(c) She would sneak through a broken gate.
(d) She would jump over the fence.

4. Why were students willing to pay the author to buy food for them?
(a) The tuck-shop owner always made food for the author with special care.
(b) They did not realize they could get in line themselves.
(c) It saved them time in the queue.
(d) They felt sorry for the author.

5. What happened between Maylene and the author on Valentine's Day?
(a) They got into a horrible fight and broke up.
(b) They had a lovely time reading poetry together.
(c) They learned that they were actually first cousins.
(d) She left him for the white boy, Lorenzo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does the author indicate was especially valued for making prayers while he was growing up in Soweto?

2. Who did the author and Patricia thank for the stolen burgers that Patricia purchased?

3. What did the author believe about the dog Fufi before the vet looked at Fufi's corpse?

4. What does the author mean when he says that Babiki and her family were amabhujua?

5. How did the author track Robert down after his mother instructed him to do so?

(see the answer key)

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