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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) England.
(c) Costa Rica.
(d) America.

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

5. What does the author indicate would probably happen if a black man had sex with a white woman under the apartheid system?
(a) The police would not care at all.
(b) The white woman would probably be charged with rape.
(c) The black man would probably be charged with rape.
(d) The police would probably let them off with a warning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Patricia do after discovering the fecal matter in the trashcan?

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

3. The children of Soweto would yell out "indoda yomlungu!" whenever they passed the author. What does this phrase mean?

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

5. In what country did the author grow up?

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