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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. Why was Patricia allowed to stay on the farm at age nine?
(a) Her aunt kept her on the farm to protect her from their parents.
(b) She was kept on the farm to work.
(c) Her aunt kept her on the farm out of the kindness of her heart.
(d) Her aunt kept her on the farm to keep an eye on her.

2. What happened to the unemployment rate in South Africa after apartheid?
(a) It went up.
(b) It stayed the same.
(c) It fell drastically.
(d) All work was outlawed.

3. What happened when the author tried to show his friend how to burn his name into pieces of wood?
(a) They accidentally burned down the author's friend's house.
(b) They wrote their names in the side of the house and got in trouble.
(c) His friend wrote a bad word and blamed it on the author.
(d) The author and his friend started a moderately successful wood furnishing business.

4. According to the author, what did the name "Hitler" connote to black South Africans in the area and time where the author grew up?
(a) It connoted a deep lack of patriotism.
(b) It connoted toughness.
(c) It connoted a bawdy sense of humor.
(d) It connoted racial animosity.

5. How did the author make money when he first graduated from high school?
(a) He became a professional stand up comedian.
(b) He became a waiter.
(c) He became a professional DJ.
(d) He became a minibus driver.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does the author blame most of the things that have gone wrong in his life?

2. Why does the author compare Patricia to a "guerilla fighter" (84)?

3. Who was the only member of the author's family who was willing to use corporal punishment on him?

4. Why did Robert's steakhouse close?

5. What were the two main things Patricia would spend money on when her son was growing up?

(see the answer key)

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