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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Trevor, Pray" - "Chameleon".

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) Xhosa.
(c) English.
(d) Afrikaans.

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

3. What predominately Zulu political group violently opposed the African National Congress after the end of apartheid?
(a) The National Socialists.
(b) The Inkatha.
(c) The Xhosa.
(d) The Sotho.

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

5. 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 worried the demon would eat him.
(b) He was afraid that if his prayer was not good enough, everyone would know he was to blame.
(c) 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.
(d) He was afraid because he was not sure if he believed in God and could not stand the theological pressure.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was the Immorality Act passed?

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

4. Which racial group was most common in Soweto, according to the author?

5. The children of Soweto would yell out "indoda yomlungu!" whenever they passed the author. What does this phrase mean?

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