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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "My Mother's Life".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the author have trouble fitting in with his colored classmates at Sandingham?
(a) They would bully him for being too white.
(b) They all lived far away.
(c) They spent all their free time doing expensive things.
(d) They would bully him for being too black.

2. Who did the author accuse of tricking his mother into going to church the day they were threatened in the minibus?
(a) He accused the Devil.
(b) He accused God.
(c) Trevor claimed that he tricked her himself.
(d) He claimed that the pastor tricked his mother.

3. Who taught Patricia how to navigate Johannesburg without being deported to the Bantustans?
(a) Prostitutes.
(b) Mini-bus drivers.
(c) Police.
(d) Food vendors.

4. Why does the author compare Patricia to a "guerilla fighter" (84)?
(a) She was too slow to catch him for a whooping so she had to get her attacks in on the fly.
(b) She disliked the great apes and, growing up, the author did not know the difference between a "guerilla fighter" and a "gorilla fighter."
(c) She fought for what she believed in.
(d) She was extremely proficient with improvised explosives.

5. How did Abel react once Patricia started to achieve financial independence?
(a) He started calling her "boss" and acting like her servant.
(b) He did not even notice.
(c) He started beating her again.
(d) He threw a huge party to congratulate her.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what crime was the author arrested?

2. What happened to the cats that Patricia adopted after moving to Eden Park?

3. How did Patricia behave when visiting Abel's family?

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

5. What diagnosis did the school psychologists give the author after he laughed while being corporally punished?

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