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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “A Young Man’s Long, Awkward, Occasionally Tragic, and Frequently Humiliating Education in Affairs of the Heart, Part 2: The Crush” - “A Young Man’s Long, Awkward, Occasionally Tragic, and Frequently Humiliating Education in Affairs of the Heart, Part 3: The Dance” .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What language does the author indicate was especially valued for making prayers while he was growing up in Soweto?
(a) Xhosa.
(b) English.
(c) Swahili.
(d) Afrikaans.

4. What did Bongani reveal to the author about Babiki after everyone came out of the dance to look at her?
(a) Babiki had never spoken to a man outside of her family before.
(b) Babiki was a violent alcoholic.
(c) She did not speak English.
(d) Babiki was actually a member of the secret police.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did people in Soweto use the author as a landmark for giving directions when he was young?

3. In the foreword to the story "Fufi," how does the author explain his observation that most black people in Africa dislike cats?

4. Why did the author perform at the Hammanskraal talent show?

5. To whom does the author refer when he talks about "domestics" in the story "Colorblind"?

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