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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the author accuse of tricking his mother into going to church the day they were threatened in the minibus?
(a) He accused God.
(b) He accused the Devil.
(c) He claimed that the pastor tricked his mother.
(d) Trevor claimed that he tricked her himself.

2. What crime did the author's parents commit when they had him?
(a) They illegally crossed the border to have him in Swaziland.
(b) They kidnapped him from his real parents.
(c) They each had intercourse with a person of another race.
(d) They hired an off-the-books midwife to deliver him.

3. Why does the author compare Patricia to a "guerilla fighter" (84)?
(a) She disliked the great apes and, growing up, the author did not know the difference between a "guerilla fighter" and a "gorilla fighter."
(b) She was extremely proficient with improvised explosives.
(c) She was too slow to catch him for a whooping so she had to get her attacks in on the fly.
(d) She fought for what she believed in.

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

5. When does the author believe that a person is most themselves, according to the story "Pray, Trevor"?
(a) When working.
(b) When suffering.
(c) When looking into the eyes of a loved one.
(d) When defecating.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the name Nombuyiselo mean?

2. Which of the following is NOT a language that Patricia taught to the author?

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

4. How did the author's mother save him from the threatening men on the mini-bus?

5. What did the vet reveal to the author about his dog, Fufi, after she died?

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