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

2. Why did Frances Noah refuse to beat the author when the author was a little boy?
(a) She did not know whether or not Trevor's mother approved of corporal punishment.
(b) She thought that beating children was wrong.
(c) She was afraid that Trevor would overpower her.
(d) She claimed she did not know how to hit a white child.

3. Who threw the author from a moving vehicle when he was a young boy?
(a) A bank robber.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) A policeman.

4. What did Patricia do after discovering the fecal matter in the trashcan?
(a) She called people over to pray to rid their house of demons.
(b) She buried the fecal matter.
(c) She punished Trevor for making a mess.
(d) She took the trash out to the curb.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the shopkeeper in the story "Chameleon" respond when Patricia proved she could understand Afrikaans?

2. What did the school counselor warn the author about when he asked to transition into the B classes at H. A. Jack Primary?

3. How did the author's mother save him from the threatening men on the mini-bus?

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

5. Which of the following is NOT a language that Patricia taught to the author?

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