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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. How did the mothers of Alexandra feel about the author and his fellow "cheese boys"?
(a) Mothers hated the cheese boys.
(b) Mothers were some of their best customers.
(c) Mothers feared the cheese boys.
(d) Mothers knew nothing of the cheese boys' antics.

2. Why was the author allowed to bond with the more popular boys during grade 9?
(a) He was so ugly that he made them look better.
(b) He was poor so the popular boys hung out with him out of pity.
(c) He could make them laugh.
(d) He was so good with women that the popular boys kept him around for advice.

3. Why did the author choose not to tell his parents that he had been arrested?
(a) He did not know their phone number and was afraid to ask for a phone book.
(b) He was afraid they would make things worse.
(c) He did not want to worry them.
(d) He did not realize he was in legal trouble.

4. When was the Immorality Act passed?
(a) 1827.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1877.

5. What predominately Zulu political group violently opposed the African National Congress after the end of apartheid?
(a) The Inkatha.
(b) The Xhosa.
(c) The Sotho.
(d) The National Socialists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the author first saving money for when he started hustling?

2. How did Abel respond when the author told him what happened under the mulberry tree?

3. What did Patricia do when the author kept pestering her for toffee apples?

4. With whom did Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah want the author to hang out instead of his friends from Alexandra?

5. How did the author react as a child when children in the neighborhood called him white?

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