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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The World Doesn’t Love You” .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happened to the cats that Patricia adopted after moving to Eden Park?
(a) They had too many kittens.
(b) They were mutilated.
(c) They ran away.
(d) They got sick and had to be put down.

4. What is the single official language of South Africa?
(a) Afrikaans.
(b) South Africa has no official language.
(c) Zulu.
(d) There are 11 official languages in South Africa.

5. What crime did the author and Teddy get caught committing?
(a) Assaulting a stranger.
(b) Stealing chocolates from a store.
(c) Robbing an elderly person at gunpoint.
(d) Doing drugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Abel respond when the author told him what happened under the mulberry tree?

2. Why did the author have trouble fitting in with his colored classmates at Sandingham?

3. Why did people in Soweto use the author as a landmark for giving directions when he was young?

4. Which tribe does the author describe as "thinkers"?

5. What does the Afrikans term "amperbaas," used to refer to the status of colored people under apartheid, mean?

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