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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did the author track Robert down after his mother instructed him to do so?
(a) He contacted the Swiss embassy.
(b) He released an ad in the newspaper.
(c) He searched Cape Town on foot.
(d) He consulted a local shaman.

3. What was unusual about the steakhouse that Robert opened?
(a) It put on a talent show where the author performed every night.
(b) It was racially integrated.
(c) They served zebra steaks.
(d) It only served Indian people.

4. Why does the author compare Patricia to a "guerilla fighter" (84)?
(a) She was extremely proficient with improvised explosives.
(b) She was too slow to catch him for a whooping so she had to get her attacks in on the fly.
(c) She fought for what she believed in.
(d) She disliked the great apes and, growing up, the author did not know the difference between a "guerilla fighter" and a "gorilla fighter."

5. How did arguments between the author and his mother change after the author turned eight?
(a) They started arguing about more mature topics.
(b) Their arguments became nastier and more personal.
(c) They began to argue in writing instead of in person.
(d) They stopped arguing altogether.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the only member of the author's family who was willing to use corporal punishment on him?

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

3. Who threw the author from a moving vehicle when he was a young boy?

4. Why did Frances Noah refuse to beat the author when the author was a little boy?

5. What does the author say is impressive about the timing of his mother's decision to have him?

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