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

2. What does the name Nombuyiselo mean?
(a) "A builder of ships."
(b) "She who gives back."
(c) "She who popped out of nowhere."
(d) "The Fixer."

3. Why could the author not ask Maylene out right away for Valentine's Day?
(a) He had to relay the message through her friends first.
(b) He wanted to ask in the form of a poem and had trouble rhyming with "Maylene."
(c) He had to learn how to speak her native tongue.
(d) He was afraid of her boyfriend.

4. Why was the author unable to call his father "dad" growing up?
(a) The author had a speech impediment and could not pronounce the word "dad."
(b) The author never met his father.
(c) It would reveal that his father had slept with a black woman.
(d) His dad did not want a child cramping his style.

5. How did the author feel about his friend Zaheera?
(a) He thought she was annoying.
(b) He was using her to get closer to her friend, Gary.
(c) He was using her to get closer to her friend, Johanna.
(d) He had a massive crush on her.