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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. When did the author decide to reveal his crush on Zaheera?
(a) While Zaheera was driving to the airport.
(b) Over the winter holiday.
(c) During a telephone call.
(d) At the matric dance.

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

3. What advice did Patricia give the author for how he should act if his wife made more money than him?
(a) Patricia said that the author should not marry a wealthy woman because they are traitors to the proletariat.
(b) Patricia said that a man is not diminished if his wife makes more money than he does.
(c) Patricia said that if the author had a rich wife, he should quit his job and let her take care of him.
(d) Patricia said that if the author ever married a girl who made more money, he should have her quit her job.

4. What does the name Nombuyiselo mean?
(a) "She who gives back."
(b) "She who popped out of nowhere."
(c) "A builder of ships."
(d) "The Fixer."

5. What was the only part of a person's home that could not be improved in Soweto?
(a) The ceiling.
(b) The driveway.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The walls.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author respond when he found out that he could not take communion because he was not Catholic?

2. Why could the author not ask Maylene out right away for Valentine's Day?

3. In what country did the author grow up?

4. How did the author feel about Maylene before Valentine's Day?

5. What happened before the author could ask Zaheera out?

(see the answer key)

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