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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 made the author "realize [he] was black" (59)?
(a) Going to H. A. Jack Primary.
(b) Seeing his mother write "black" on a government census.
(c) Failing to get along with his white father.
(d) Going to an elite private school where students were socially integrated.

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

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

4. Why was Patricia allowed to stay on the farm at age nine?
(a) Her aunt kept her on the farm to keep an eye on her.
(b) Her aunt kept her on the farm to protect her from their parents.
(c) Her aunt kept her on the farm out of the kindness of her heart.
(d) She was kept on the farm to work.

5. The children of Soweto would yell out "indoda yomlungu!" whenever they passed the author. What does this phrase mean?
(a) "I hate that kid!"
(b) "The white man!"
(c) "Hey, buddy!"
(d) "Look out!"

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author's mother save him from the threatening men on the mini-bus?

2. Who taught Patricia how to navigate Johannesburg without being deported to the Bantustans?

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

4. What answer did Patricia give when the author asked her why she chose to give birth to him?

5. Why was the author unable to play with his cousins when he was very young?

(see the answer key)

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