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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 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 Patricia was so impatient with him.
(d) He cried because Fufi loved another boy.

2. Where did Patricia move at age nine?
(a) She moved in with her mother.
(b) She ran away from her family entirely.
(c) She moved in with her aunt.
(d) She moved in with her father.

3. What happened when the author tried to show his friend how to burn his name into pieces of wood?
(a) His friend wrote a bad word and blamed it on the author.
(b) The author and his friend started a moderately successful wood furnishing business.
(c) They wrote their names in the side of the house and got in trouble.
(d) They accidentally burned down the author's friend's house.

4. Why did people in Soweto use the author as a landmark for giving directions when he was young?
(a) He was always singing very loudly so you could always tell where he was.
(b) His house had an unusual shape.
(c) He was the only light-skinned person in the area.
(d) He was famous for his work on The Daily Show.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which racial group was most common in Soweto, according to the author?

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

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

4. Which church does the author describe as "passionate" and "cathartic"?

5. Who taught Patricia how to navigate Johannesburg without being deported to the Bantustans?

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