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

2. The children of Soweto would yell out "indoda yomlungu!" whenever they passed the author. What does this phrase mean?
(a) "Hey, buddy!"
(b) "Look out!"
(c) "I hate that kid!"
(d) "The white man!"

3. What did the school counselor warn the author about when he asked to transition into the B classes at H. A. Jack Primary?
(a) She warned him that he was not smart enough for the B classes.
(b) She warned him that the kids in the B classes would beat him up.
(c) She warned him that the B classes were too full.
(d) She warned him the kids in the B classes would hold him back.

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

5. Who was the most consistent male figure in the author's life growing up?
(a) Nelson Mandela.
(b) His grandfather, Temperance.
(c) His father, Robert.
(d) His uncle, Dinky.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what did Patricia attribute the fecal matter she discovered in her wastepaper basket?

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

4. Who did the author accuse of tricking his mother into going to church the day they were threatened in the minibus?

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?

(see the answer key)

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