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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 nationality is listed on the author's birth certificate?
(a) Swazi.
(b) Xhosa.
(c) South African.
(d) Swiss.

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

3. How did the author first endear himself to the black students at H. A. Jack Primary?
(a) He demonstrated that he could speak their native languages.
(b) He showed off his skills at speaking English and Afrikaans.
(c) He pulled a prank on a white teacher.
(d) He bought them new Transformers toys.

4. Who was the only member of the author's family who was willing to use corporal punishment on him?
(a) His father.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His aunt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Patricia do when the author kept pestering her for toffee apples?

2. Why was the author not allowed to eat food when visiting Temperance Noah's second family?

3. What predominately Zulu political group violently opposed the African National Congress after the end of apartheid?

4. Which church does the author describe as "passionate" and "cathartic"?

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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