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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 author view the "destructive" (79) antics from his youth?
(a) He wanted vengeance on those that wronged him.
(b) He was creating chaos to see how people reacted.
(c) He was not destructive at all, he just got a bad rap because of his racial identity.
(d) He had an insatiable desire to see the world burn.

2. What answer did Patricia give when the author asked her why she chose to give birth to him?
(a) She had him to spite the apartheid regime.
(b) She wanted someone that would love her whom she could love in return.
(c) She had him by accident.
(d) She had him out of love for his father.

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

4. On what does the author blame most of the things that have gone wrong in his life?
(a) Fear.
(b) Second-hand cars.
(c) The death of his mother.
(d) Apartheid.

5. According to the author, how do black people treat dogs in South Africa?
(a) They treat them like children.
(b) They treat them like tools.
(c) They treat them like toys.
(d) They treat them like alarm systems.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author say he never felt poor when living alone with Patricia?

2. Why did the author think it was ironic when a black security guard was convicted of animal abuse for killing a cat on live TV?

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

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

5. When was the Immorality Act passed?

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