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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Fufi" - "Robert".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Why does the author think Santa Claus is unpopular in Africa?
(a) Christianity is unpopular in Africa.
(b) Belief in Santa is seen as a form of idolatry.
(c) African parents do not want to give a fat white man credit for their gifts.
(d) Christmas in Africa does not include gift giving.

3. Which of the following is NOT a reason why the author lost touch with Robert when he was 13?
(a) Patricia's husband, Abel, did not want Robert around.
(b) The author was a teenager and was distracted by video games and computers.
(c) Robert alienated him by sharing a dark secret.
(d) Robert had moved to Cape Town.

4. Why was the author unable to play with his cousins when he was very young?
(a) His grandmother was afraid the cousins would be a bad influence on Trevor.
(b) His grandmother was afraid the neighborhood children would steal him.
(c) His grandmother was afraid the police would take him away.
(d) Trevor was being punished.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author respond when another boy claimed that Fufi was his dog?

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

3. Which of the following is NOT a language that Patricia taught to the author?

4. Who did the author forget was in the house when he defecated on the newspaper?

5. According to the author, how do black people treat dogs in South Africa?

(see the answer key)

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