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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author indicate would probably happen if a black man had sex with a white woman under the apartheid system?
(a) The black man would probably be charged with rape.
(b) The white woman would probably be charged with rape.
(c) The police would not care at all.
(d) The police would probably let them off with a warning.

2. Who did the author forget was in the house when he defecated on the newspaper?
(a) Frances.
(b) Temperance.
(c) Nombuyiselo.
(d) Koko.

3. Which tribe does the author describe as "warriors"?
(a) The Tswana.
(b) The Zulu.
(c) The Sotho.
(d) The Xhosa.

4. Which tribe does the author describe as "thinkers"?
(a) The Sotho.
(b) The Zulu.
(c) The Tswana.
(d) The Xhosa.

5. How did Patricia handle "major disputes" (84) with the author?
(a) She got other members of the family to help argue with him.
(b) She wrote extra-length letters.
(c) She beat him.
(d) She insisted on arguing in Xhosa.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What diagnosis did the school psychologists give the author after he laughed while being corporally punished?

3. What happened to the cats that Patricia adopted after moving to Eden Park?

4. Who was the most consistent male figure in the author's life growing up?

5. Why was the author difficult for his caretakers to handle when he was very little?

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