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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Mulberry Tree" - "Outsider".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What answer did Patricia give when the author asked her why she chose to give birth to him?
(a) She wanted someone that would love her whom she could love in return.
(b) She had him out of love for his father.
(c) She had him to spite the apartheid regime.
(d) She had him by accident.

2. From what mental disorder did Temperance Noah suffer?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Depression.
(c) Bipolar disorder.
(d) Obsessive Compulsive Disordr.

3. Which racial group was most common in Soweto, according to the author?
(a) Soweto was fully integrated.
(b) Indian people.
(c) White people.
(d) Black people.

4. What does the Afrikans term "amperbaas," used to refer to the status of colored people under apartheid, mean?
(a) "Loud Baritone."
(b) "Underling."
(c) "Almost-boss."
(d) "Esteemed technician."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the two main things Patricia would spend money on when her son was growing up?

2. In the foreword to the story "Fufi," how does the author explain his observation that most black people in Africa dislike cats?

3. How did arguments between the author and his mother change after the author turned eight?

4. Why does the author compare Patricia to a "guerilla fighter" (84)?

5. Which of the following is NOT a language that Patricia taught to the author?

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