2. How did arguments between the author and his mother change after the author turned eight?
(a) Their arguments became nastier and more personal.
(b) They started arguing about more mature topics.
(c) They stopped arguing altogether.
(d) They began to argue in writing instead of in person.

3. What did the school counselor warn the author about when he asked to transition into the B classes at H. A. Jack Primary?
(a) She warned him that the kids in the B classes would beat him up.
(b) She warned him the kids in the B classes would hold him back.
(c) She warned him that he was not smart enough for the B classes.
(d) She warned him that the B classes were too full.

4. What language does the author indicate was especially valued for making prayers while he was growing up in Soweto?
(a) Afrikaans.
(b) Xhosa.
(c) English.
(d) Swahili.

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

6. What reason did Patricia give when the author asked why they did not move to Switzerland?
(a) Switzerland refused to accept them.
(b) Switzerland would be even worse.
(c) She did not want to leave South Africa.
(d) She believed South Africa was too good for them.

7. How did the author respond when another boy claimed that Fufi was his dog?
(a) He negotiated shared custody of the dog.
(b) He cussed the kid out.
(c) He pretended to let the boy keep Fufi, then kidnapped her under cover of night.
(d) He allowed the boy to keep Fufi full-time.

8. 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?
(a) The author believes cats would do much worse things to humans if they were in charge instead.
(b) The security guard came from a long line of cat breeders.
(c) White people were horrified by the animal abuse yet were silent about violence against black humans during apartheid.
(d) Traditionally, security guards in South Africa keep cats as helpers.

9. Why was the author not allowed to eat food when visiting Temperance Noah's second family?
(a) Temperance's second family was full of bad cooks.
(b) Patricia was worried that Temperance's second family would try to poison them.
(c) Patricia wanted to show off her own cooking skills instead.
(d) Temperance's second family was too poor to buy food.

10. When was the Immorality Act passed?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1827.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1877.

11. What was the only part of a person's home that could not be improved in Soweto?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The driveway.
(c) The ceiling.
(d) The walls.

12. Why was the author afraid to pray for God to kill the thing that left feces in his grandmother's house?
(a) He was afraid because he was worried the demon would eat him.
(b) He was afraid because HE was the thing that left the feces in his grandmother's house and he did not want God to kill him.
(c) He was afraid that if his prayer was not good enough, everyone would know he was to blame.
(d) He was afraid because he was not sure if he believed in God and could not stand the theological pressure.

13. What does the author indicate would probably happen if a black man had sex with a white woman under the apartheid system?
(a) The white woman would probably be charged with rape.
(b) The police would not care at all.
(c) The police would probably let them off with a warning.
(d) The black man would probably be charged with rape.

14. What did the vet reveal to the author about his dog, Fufi, after she died?
(a) Fufi was actually a coyote.
(b) Fufi was deaf.
(c) Fufi died of natural causes.
(d) Fufi had been pregnant.

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