1. Why was the author unable to play with his cousins when he was very young?
(a) His grandmother was afraid the neighborhood children would steal him.
(b) His grandmother was afraid the police would take him away.
(c) Trevor was being punished.
(d) His grandmother was afraid the cousins would be a bad influence on Trevor.

2. To what did Patricia attribute the fecal matter she discovered in her wastepaper basket?
(a) A demon.
(b) Trevor.
(c) A cat.
(d) Temperance.

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

4. What crime did the author's parents commit when they had him?
(a) They kidnapped him from his real parents.
(b) They each had intercourse with a person of another race.
(c) They hired an off-the-books midwife to deliver him.
(d) They illegally crossed the border to have him in Swaziland.

5. What reason did Patricia give when the author asked why they did not move to Switzerland?
(a) Switzerland would be even worse.
(b) She did not want to leave South Africa.
(c) She believed South Africa was too good for them.
(d) Switzerland refused to accept them.