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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom will Tengo live while attending school in Johannesburg?
(a) The oubaas' daughter.
(b) Dr. and Mrs. Miller.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His aunt's family.

2. What consumes most of Tengo's time at school?
(a) Working.
(b) Socializing.
(c) Studying.
(d) Sleeping.

3. What event has made Tengo acutely aware of the inequality between blacks and whites?
(a) He has different books than the white boys have.
(b) He is not allowed in some restaurants.
(c) The kitchen confrontation with Frikkie's cousin.
(d) He is not paid for the work he does.

4. What does ANC stand for?
(a) Artists Never Compromise.
(b) African National Congress.
(c) African Naval Commission.
(d) African Nationalists Convention.

5. Who is the impetus behind Tengo's continuing his education?
(a) Marcus.
(b) Frikkie.
(c) Elijah.
(d) Joseph.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tengo knows that life will be better if blacks ______________________.

2. According to Tengo, some of his friends and family believe that the white man will never allow blacks to have ____________________________.

3. As Chapter 7 begins, Tengo is in a _________________ mood.

4. What is Tengo's first stop once he arrives in Johannesburg?

5. How many years does Tengo study before taking his first break?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tengo have to ignore his mother's feelings before he departs for school?

2. What does Tengo think is the only thing that will change the lives of his family members?

3. How does Tengo get caught up in the protests at the school?

4. What does Tengo learn about Joseph and the organization with which he is associated?

5. What does Tengo encounter one day when he arrives at school?

6. What does Tengo suspect about Joseph who is rarely home these days?

7. Why does Joseph's offer to help Tengo continue his education bring such relief to Tengo?

8. What do the protesters think the students should do and how does Tengo feel about it?

9. What are Frikkie and Tengo doin in their lives now that they are seventeen-years-old?

10. How is Dr. Miller starkly different from the oubaas and his wife?

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