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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Second Girl" - "Loopholes".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 he was not smart enough for the B classes.
(b) She warned him that the kids in the B classes would beat him up.
(c) She warned him the kids in the B classes would hold him back.
(d) She warned him that the B classes were too full.

2. Why does the author say he never felt poor when living alone with Patricia?
(a) They had lots of money.
(b) Everyone around them was even poorer.
(c) Their lives were rich with experience.
(d) They were just grateful that apartheid was ending.

3. On what does the author blame most of the things that have gone wrong in his life?
(a) The death of his mother.
(b) Apartheid.
(c) Second-hand cars.
(d) Fear.

4. At the end of the foreword to the story "Born a Crime," the author wrote that apartheid would be easy for occupants of which country to understand?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Costa Rica.
(c) England.
(d) America.

5. Which tribe does the author describe as "warriors"?
(a) The Zulu.
(b) The Sotho.
(c) The Tswana.
(d) The Xhosa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Abel go after he was forced to move out of the home of the white family he lived with?

2. How did the author respond when he found out that he could not take communion because he was not Catholic?

3. What crime did the author's parents commit when they had him?

4. Who did the author accuse of tricking his mother into going to church the day they were threatened in the minibus?

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

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