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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tribe was native to South Africa when it was first colonized by Europeans?
(a) The Zulu.
(b) The Khoisan.
(c) The Xhosa.
(d) The Afrikaners.

2. What is the single official language of South Africa?
(a) Afrikaans.
(b) South Africa has no official language.
(c) Zulu.
(d) There are 11 official languages in South Africa.

3. Why could the author not ask Maylene out right away for Valentine's Day?
(a) He was afraid of her boyfriend.
(b) He had to relay the message through her friends first.
(c) He had to learn how to speak her native tongue.
(d) He wanted to ask in the form of a poem and had trouble rhyming with "Maylene."

4. How did the author make money at Sandingham?
(a) Writing papers for his peers.
(b) Selling lemonade.
(c) Making custom mixtapes and selling them.
(d) Taking orders for a small commission at the tuck-shop.

5. How did the author behave when he realized he had a crush during grade 9?
(a) He disavowed all forms of lust and went into monastic seclusion.
(b) He asked his crush out right away.
(c) He kept it secret.
(d) He asked his mother for advice.

6. According to the author, what did the name "Hitler" connote to black South Africans in the area and time where the author grew up?
(a) It connoted a bawdy sense of humor.
(b) It connoted a deep lack of patriotism.
(c) It connoted racial animosity.
(d) It connoted toughness.

7. How did the security footage distort the author's appearance after he and Teddy stole from the store?
(a) It blurred out his face entirely.
(b) It created dark circles under his eyes that made him look menacing.
(c) It made him look much fatter than he was in real life.
(d) It made his skin appear to be lighter.

8. Why did the author choose not to tell his parents that he had been arrested?
(a) He did not want to worry them.
(b) He did not know their phone number and was afraid to ask for a phone book.
(c) He was afraid they would make things worse.
(d) He did not realize he was in legal trouble.

9. How did the author feel about his friend Zaheera?
(a) He was using her to get closer to her friend, Gary.
(b) He was using her to get closer to her friend, Johanna.
(c) He had a massive crush on her.
(d) He thought she was annoying.

10. What happened between Maylene and the author on Valentine's Day?
(a) They got into a horrible fight and broke up.
(b) She left him for the white boy, Lorenzo.
(c) They had a lovely time reading poetry together.
(d) They learned that they were actually first cousins.

11. What holiday did the author experience for the first time at H. A. Jack Primary?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Armistice Day.
(c) Boxing Day.
(d) Valentine's Day.

12. Why were the homes in Highlands North surrounded by six-foot-tall electrified walls?
(a) The homeowner's association was run by a security specialist.
(b) Highlands North was a government facility, housing top-secret agents.
(c) The white residents feared black South Africans.
(d) The walls were not electrified; that was just something Patricia told the author so that he would stop trying to climb them.

13. What happened after the author asked Maylene out during their walk home together?
(a) Maylene mocked him.
(b) Maylene ran away.
(c) Maylene perished suddenly and tragically.
(d) They kissed outside a McDonalds.

14. What cartoon character's name did Patricia use to refer to Teddy?
(a) Danger Mouse, for his penchant for danger.
(b) Mickey Mouse, because of his white face.
(c) Sylvester the Cat, due to his severe speech impediment.
(d) Buggs Bunny, because of his buck teeth and sense of humor.

15. Why were students willing to pay the author to buy food for them?
(a) It saved them time in the queue.
(b) They felt sorry for the author.
(c) They did not realize they could get in line themselves.
(d) The tuck-shop owner always made food for the author with special care.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author make money when he first graduated from high school?

2. What advice did Patricia give the author about prioritizing between his wife and mother?

3. What did the teacher who unplugged the author's speakers assume about the author and his dance crew?

4. How did the author first respond in his trial when he thought the judge asked him how he was?

5. Why did the police officer help the author secure legal counsel?

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