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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 were the two main things Patricia would spend money on when her son was growing up?
(a) Clothes and furniture.
(b) Fancy cars and designer shoes.
(c) Electronics and jewels.
(d) Food and books.

2. 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 refused to accept them.
(d) Switzerland would be even worse.

3. How did the shopkeeper in the story "Chameleon" respond when Patricia proved she could understand Afrikaans?
(a) He apologized for racially profiling her.
(b) He insulted her pronunciation.
(c) He insisted he never said anything inappropriate.
(d) He began speaking a language she could not understand.

4. What nationality is listed on the author's birth certificate?
(a) Swiss.
(b) South African.
(c) Xhosa.
(d) Swazi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Patricia move at age nine?

2. On what does the author blame most of the things that have gone wrong in his life?

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

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

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

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