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

2. How did the author first endear himself to the black students at H. A. Jack Primary?
(a) He bought them new Transformers toys.
(b) He showed off his skills at speaking English and Afrikaans.
(c) He pulled a prank on a white teacher.
(d) He demonstrated that he could speak their native languages.

3. 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 black man would probably be charged with rape.
(c) The white woman would probably be charged with rape.
(d) The police would probably let them off with a warning.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What nationality is listed on the author's birth certificate?

3. Which tribe does the author describe as "warriors"?

4. Why was the author unable to play with his cousins when he was very young?

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

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