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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a reason why the author lost touch with Robert when he was 13?
(a) Robert had moved to Cape Town.
(b) Robert alienated him by sharing a dark secret.
(c) Patricia's husband, Abel, did not want Robert around.
(d) The author was a teenager and was distracted by video games and computers.

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

3. How does the author explain his remark that he and his mother "weren't just mother and son" (70)?
(a) "We never got along at all."
(b) "We were a team."
(c) "She was like my boss."
(d) "I was like her savior."

4. Why did people in Soweto use the author as a landmark for giving directions when he was young?
(a) He was famous for his work on The Daily Show.
(b) He was the only light-skinned person in the area.
(c) His house had an unusual shape.
(d) He was always singing very loudly so you could always tell where he was.

5. How would Fufi escape the author's yard?
(a) She would crawl through a small tunnel.
(b) She would sneak through a broken gate.
(c) She would jump over the fence.
(d) She would beg and whine until passers by let her out.

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

7. In what country did the author grow up?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) North Africa.
(c) South Africa.
(d) South America.

8. 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 the thing that left the feces in his grandmother's house and he did not want God to kill him.
(b) He was afraid because he was worried the demon would eat 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.

9. What did Patricia do when the author kept pestering her for toffee apples?
(a) She pretended to have never see him before.
(b) She bought him a toffee apple.
(c) She called the police.
(d) She beat him.

10. How did Robert feel when Patricia asked him to impregnate her?
(a) He said he did not like Patricia at all.
(b) He said he wanted to start a family right away.
(c) He said he was not physically attracted to Patricia.
(d) He said he did not want a family.

11. In the foreword to the story "Fufi," how does the author explain his observation that most black people in Africa dislike cats?
(a) Cats are associated with witchcraft.
(b) The author explains that distaste for cats is actually an ugly stereotype that does not match his observations.
(c) Cats are annoying.
(d) Cats carry disease.

12. How did the author react as a child when children in the neighborhood called him white?
(a) He was proud.
(b) He thought they were racists.
(c) He was worried.
(d) He thought they had their colors confused.

13. What did the author believe about the dog Fufi before the vet looked at Fufi's corpse?
(a) He believed Fufi was stoic.
(b) He believed Fufi was stupid.
(c) He believed Fufi was a genius.
(d) He believed Fufi was the kindest dog in the world.

14. Who was the only member of the author's family who was willing to use corporal punishment on him?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

15. 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 was extremely proficient with improvised explosives.
(c) She fought for what she believed in.
(d) She disliked the great apes and, growing up, the author did not know the difference between a "guerilla fighter" and a "gorilla fighter."

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who did the author forget was in the house when he defecated on the newspaper?

3. Why was the author not allowed to eat food when visiting Temperance Noah's second family?

4. What language does the author indicate was especially valued for making prayers while he was growing up in Soweto?

5. What predominately Zulu political group violently opposed the African National Congress after the end of apartheid?

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