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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The World Doesn’t Love You” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the author forget was in the house when he defecated on the newspaper?
(a) Nombuyiselo.
(b) Frances.
(c) Koko.
(d) Temperance.

2. To what does the author compare Patricia when he describes her skill for maximizing petrol?
(a) The sophisticates stop-start system used in hybrid cars.
(b) A manual laborer.
(c) A miser.
(d) A madwoman.

3. How did Teddy and the author respond when they were seen committing a crime?
(a) They confessed.
(b) They ran.
(c) They beat the officer up.
(d) They pretended it was for a school project.

4. What answer did Patricia give when the author asked her why she chose to give birth to him?
(a) She had him by accident.
(b) She had him to spite the apartheid regime.
(c) She wanted someone that would love her whom she could love in return.
(d) She had him out of love for his father.

5. What cartoon character's name did Patricia use to refer to Teddy?
(a) Mickey Mouse, because of his white face.
(b) Buggs Bunny, because of his buck teeth and sense of humor.
(c) Danger Mouse, for his penchant for danger.
(d) Sylvester the Cat, due to his severe speech impediment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Patricia warn the author not to tell Abel about the incident under the mulberry tree?

2. What does the author indicate would probably happen if a black man had sex with a white woman under the apartheid system?

3. What predominately Zulu political group violently opposed the African National Congress after the end of apartheid?

4. Why were students willing to pay the author to buy food for them?

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

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