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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. What predominately Zulu political group violently opposed the African National Congress after the end of apartheid?
(a) The Sotho.
(b) The Inkatha.
(c) The National Socialists.
(d) The Xhosa.

2. What happened to the cats that Patricia adopted after moving to Eden Park?
(a) They were mutilated.
(b) They ran away.
(c) They had too many kittens.
(d) They got sick and had to be put down.

3. How did the security footage distort the author's appearance after he and Teddy stole from the store?
(a) It created dark circles under his eyes that made him look menacing.
(b) It made him look much fatter than he was in real life.
(c) It made his skin appear to be lighter.
(d) It blurred out his face entirely.

4. What nationality is listed on the author's birth certificate?
(a) Swiss.
(b) Xhosa.
(c) South African.
(d) Swazi.

5. How did Zaheera feel about the author?
(a) She thought of him as just a friend.
(b) She did not know that he existed.
(c) She hated him.
(d) She liked him back and secretly wished that he would ask her out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Patricia move at age nine?

2. What made the author "realize [he] was black" (59)?

3. What language does the author indicate was especially valued for making prayers while he was growing up in Soweto?

4. What does the Afrikans term "amperbaas," used to refer to the status of colored people under apartheid, mean?

5. What did the police ask the author when he was called in for questioning regarding the stolen chocolate?

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