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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Second Girl" - "Loopholes".

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 Xhosa.
(c) The Inkatha.
(d) The National Socialists.

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

3. Where did Abel go after he was forced to move out of the home of the white family he lived with?
(a) He left to make it big in America.
(b) He bought an identical house across the street.
(c) He was forced to live on the streets.
(d) He moved in with Patricia and the author.

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

5. 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 the kids in the B classes would beat him up.
(b) She warned him that the B classes were too full.
(c) She warned him that he was not smart enough for the B classes.
(d) She warned him the kids in the B classes would hold him back.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the author believe that a person is most themselves, according to the story "Pray, Trevor"?

2. Why does the author compare Patricia to a "guerilla fighter" (84)?

3. What was the only part of a person's home that could not be improved in Soweto?

4. How did Patricia handle "major disputes" (84) with the author?

5. Who taught Patricia how to navigate Johannesburg without being deported to the Bantustans?

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