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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what does the author blame most of the things that have gone wrong in his life?
(a) Fear.
(b) Second-hand cars.
(c) The death of his mother.
(d) Apartheid.

3. When does the author believe that a person is most themselves, according to the story "Pray, Trevor"?
(a) When suffering.
(b) When defecating.
(c) When working.
(d) When looking into the eyes of a loved one.

4. What unusual career move did Patricia make in the early 1980s?
(a) She became a chiropractor.
(b) She became a housekeeper.
(c) She started working in a factory.
(d) She became a secretary.

5. Which of the following is NOT a language that Patricia taught to the author?
(a) Tsonga.
(b) Xhosa.
(c) Afrikaans.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author react as a child when children in the neighborhood called him white?

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

3. Who did the author forget was in the house when he defecated on the newspaper?

4. Why did Frances Noah refuse to beat the author when the author was a little boy?

5. What language does the author indicate was especially valued for making prayers while he was growing up in Soweto?

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