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

2. 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 not sure if he believed in God and could not stand the theological pressure.
(b) 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.
(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 worried the demon would eat him.

3. Why did Frances Noah refuse to beat the author when the author was a little boy?
(a) She did not know whether or not Trevor's mother approved of corporal punishment.
(b) She thought that beating children was wrong.
(c) She claimed she did not know how to hit a white child.
(d) She was afraid that Trevor would overpower her.

4. How did Patricia handle "major disputes" (84) with the author?
(a) She beat him.
(b) She insisted on arguing in Xhosa.
(c) She got other members of the family to help argue with him.
(d) She wrote extra-length letters.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author say he never felt poor when living alone with Patricia?

2. What was the only part of a person's home that could not be improved in Soweto?

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

4. Who was the most consistent male figure in the author's life growing up?

5. What nationality is listed on the author's birth certificate?

(see the answer key)

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