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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 the thing that left the feces in his grandmother's house and he did not want God to kill him.
(b) He was afraid because he was worried the demon would eat him.
(c) He was afraid because he was not sure if he believed in God and could not stand the theological pressure.
(d) He was afraid that if his prayer was not good enough, everyone would know he was to blame.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What made the author "realize [he] was black" (59)?

2. In what country did the author grow up?

3. What predominately Zulu political group violently opposed the African National Congress after the end of apartheid?

4. What does the author indicate would probably happen if a black man had sex with a white woman under the apartheid system?

5. At the end of the foreword to the story "Born a Crime," the author wrote that apartheid would be easy for occupants of which country to understand?

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