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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's mother save him from the threatening men on the mini-bus?
(a) She bribed the men into leaving them alone.
(b) She threw him out of the vehicle.
(c) She threatened the men into leaving them alone.
(d) She beat the men senseless.

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

3. Why does the author say he never felt poor when living alone with Patricia?
(a) They had lots of money.
(b) Their lives were rich with experience.
(c) Everyone around them was even poorer.
(d) They were just grateful that apartheid was ending.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where did Abel go after he was forced to move out of the home of the white family he lived with?

4. What reason did Patricia give when the author asked why they did not move to Switzerland?

5. How did the author first endear himself to the black students at H. A. Jack Primary?

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