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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 author believe about the dog Fufi before the vet looked at Fufi's corpse?
(a) He believed Fufi was the kindest dog in the world.
(b) He believed Fufi was a genius.
(c) He believed Fufi was stupid.
(d) He believed Fufi was stoic.

2. Why did the author cry after he and Patricia retrieved Fufi?
(a) He cried because Fufi bit him.
(b) He cried because the other boy gave him a vicious cussing out.
(c) He cried because Fufi loved another boy.
(d) He cried because Patricia was so impatient with him.

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

4. What predominately Zulu political group violently opposed the African National Congress after the end of apartheid?
(a) The Sotho.
(b) The Inkatha.
(c) The Xhosa.
(d) The National Socialists.

5. 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 apologized for racially profiling her.
(c) He insulted her pronunciation.
(d) He began speaking a language she could not understand.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was the author afraid to pray for God to kill the thing that left feces in his grandmother's house?

3. What made the author "realize [he] was black" (59)?

4. How does the author explain his remark that he and his mother "weren't just mother and son" (70)?

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

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