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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. How did the author supplement his income during grade 12?
(a) He sold pirated CDs.
(b) He became a guard at the mall.
(c) He got a job working in a field.
(d) He performed at stand up comedy gigs.

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

3. How did Frances Noah respond to the news that Abel was beating Patricia?
(a) She promised to kill Abel.
(b) She suggested that Abel was too drunk to be a real man.
(c) She claimed that all men beat their wives.
(d) She accused Patricia Nombuyiselo of lying.

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

5. What did the police ask the author when he was called in for questioning regarding the stolen chocolate?
(a) They asked why he and Teddy stole the chocolates.
(b) They asked whether he knew if Teddy had any white friends.
(c) They asked if he knew where Teddy had gone.
(d) They asked him to submit to a blood-alcohol test.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author find inappropriate about the relationship advice Patricia gave him when he was a child?

2. How did the author react as a child when children in the neighborhood called him white?

3. Why did the author think it was ironic when a black security guard was convicted of animal abuse for killing a cat on live TV?

4. How did the author feel about his friend Zaheera?

5. Why was the author difficult for his caretakers to handle when he was very little?

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