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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Which of the following is NOT a language that Patricia taught to the author?
(a) Afrikaans.
(b) Tsonga.
(c) Xhosa.
(d) English.

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

4. How does the author explain his remark that he and his mother "weren't just mother and son" (70)?
(a) "We never got along at all."
(b) "She was like my boss."
(c) "I was like her savior."
(d) "We were a team."

5. What were the two main things Patricia would spend money on when her son was growing up?
(a) Fancy cars and designer shoes.
(b) Electronics and jewels.
(c) Clothes and furniture.
(d) Food and books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crime did the author's parents commit when they had him?

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

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

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

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