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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. Why was the author afraid to pray for God to kill the thing that left feces in his grandmother's house?
(a) He was afraid because HE was the thing that left the feces in his grandmother's house and he did not want God to kill him.
(b) He was afraid because he was worried the demon would eat him.
(c) He was afraid that if his prayer was not good enough, everyone would know he was to blame.
(d) He was afraid because he was not sure if he believed in God and could not stand the theological pressure.

2. Where did Abel go after he was forced to move out of the home of the white family he lived with?
(a) He bought an identical house across the street.
(b) He was forced to live on the streets.
(c) He moved in with Patricia and the author.
(d) He left to make it big in America.

3. Why was the author not allowed to eat food when visiting Temperance Noah's second family?
(a) Temperance's second family was too poor to buy food.
(b) Temperance's second family was full of bad cooks.
(c) Patricia was worried that Temperance's second family would try to poison them.
(d) Patricia wanted to show off her own cooking skills instead.

4. What was the only part of a person's home that could not be improved in Soweto?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The ceiling.
(c) The walls.
(d) The driveway.

5. What language does the author indicate was especially valued for making prayers while he was growing up in Soweto?
(a) Afrikaans.
(b) Xhosa.
(c) English.
(d) Swahili.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what was Patricia referring when she spoke of "the black tax" (66)?

2. What tribe was native to South Africa when it was first colonized by Europeans?

3. What does the author say is impressive about the timing of his mother's decision to have him?

4. Why was Patricia allowed to stay on the farm at age nine?

5. What did the author say he had learned about Robert after they spent the weekend together?

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