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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Fufi" - "Robert".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the author compare Patricia to a "guerilla fighter" (84)?
(a) She disliked the great apes and, growing up, the author did not know the difference between a "guerilla fighter" and a "gorilla fighter."
(b) She fought for what she believed in.
(c) She was too slow to catch him for a whooping so she had to get her attacks in on the fly.
(d) She was extremely proficient with improvised explosives.

2. What were the two main things Patricia would spend money on when her son was growing up?
(a) Fancy cars and designer shoes.
(b) Electronics and jewels.
(c) Clothes and furniture.
(d) Food and books.

3. What unusual career move did Patricia make in the early 1980s?
(a) She started working in a factory.
(b) She became a chiropractor.
(c) She became a secretary.
(d) She became a housekeeper.

4. What happened to the cats that Patricia adopted after moving to Eden Park?
(a) They were mutilated.
(b) They got sick and had to be put down.
(c) They ran away.
(d) They had too many kittens.

5. When does the author believe that a person is most themselves, according to the story "Pray, Trevor"?
(a) When working.
(b) When looking into the eyes of a loved one.
(c) When suffering.
(d) When defecating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the author forget was in the house when he defecated on the newspaper?

2. What reason did Patricia give when the author asked why they did not move to Switzerland?

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

4. To what did Patricia attribute the fecal matter she discovered in her wastepaper basket?

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

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