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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Frances Noah refuse to beat the author when the author was a little boy?
(a) She was afraid that Trevor would overpower her.
(b) She did not know whether or not Trevor's mother approved of corporal punishment.
(c) She thought that beating children was wrong.
(d) She claimed she did not know how to hit a white child.

2. To what did Patricia attribute the fecal matter she discovered in her wastepaper basket?
(a) Trevor.
(b) A cat.
(c) Temperance.
(d) A demon.

3. What language does the author indicate was especially valued for making prayers while he was growing up in Soweto?
(a) Xhosa.
(b) Swahili.
(c) Afrikaans.
(d) English.

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

5. What did Patricia do when the author kept pestering her for toffee apples?
(a) She pretended to have never see him before.
(b) She beat him.
(c) She bought him a toffee apple.
(d) She called the police.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the vet reveal to the author about his dog, Fufi, after she died?

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

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

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

5. How did the author track Robert down after his mother instructed him to do so?

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