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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. How did the author respond when he found out that he could not take communion because he was not Catholic?
(a) He asked if Jesus, being Jewish, would also be denied the right of communion.
(b) He apologized for the misunderstanding.
(c) He called the owners of the school racist.
(d) He converted to Catholicism.

2. At the end of the foreword to the story "Born a Crime," the author wrote that apartheid would be easy for occupants of which country to understand?
(a) Costa Rica.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) England.
(d) America.

3. Who did the author accuse of tricking his mother into going to church the day they were threatened in the minibus?
(a) Trevor claimed that he tricked her himself.
(b) He claimed that the pastor tricked his mother.
(c) He accused the Devil.
(d) He accused God.

4. What did Patricia do after discovering the fecal matter in the trashcan?
(a) She called people over to pray to rid their house of demons.
(b) She took the trash out to the curb.
(c) She buried the fecal matter.
(d) She punished Trevor for making a mess.

5. In what country did the author grow up?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) South Africa.
(c) South America.
(d) North Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crime did the author's parents commit when they had him?

2. Where did Abel go after he was forced to move out of the home of the white family he lived with?

3. Which tribe does the author describe as "warriors"?

4. When was the Immorality Act passed?

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

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