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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. From what mental disorder did Temperance Noah suffer?
(a) Depression.
(b) Obsessive Compulsive Disordr.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Bipolar disorder.

2. Why did the author perform at the Hammanskraal talent show?
(a) He had been challenged to play the ukulele as a dare.
(b) He had some new stand-up comedy material to try out.
(c) He wanted to show off how many languages he could speak.
(d) His friend Tom had promised them he was the famous hip hop hype man, Spliff Star.

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

4. What did the author assume about the teacher who yelled at his dance crew for chanting on Hitler's behalf?
(a) He assumed that she was trying to be heard over the music.
(b) He assumed that she was offended by Hitler's highly sexual grooves.
(c) He assumed that she was offended by Hitler's notorious pogroms.
(d) He assumed that she was a fan of Hitler's chief rival in the hip hop community.

5. Why did the author have trouble fitting in with his white classmates at Sandingham?
(a) They could not understand him when he spoke.
(b) They were always doing things that required spending money.
(c) Their parents forbade them from hanging out with him.
(d) They only wanted to listen to grunge rock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of reputation did Abel have before he married Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah?

2. How did the author view the "destructive" (79) antics from his youth?

3. What element of American culture does the author equate with freedom in the story, "Go Hitler!"?

4. What were Model C Schools?

5. What did the author and Mayelene have in common?

(see the answer key)

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