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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the author find inappropriate about the relationship advice Patricia gave him when he was a child?
(a) He thought Patricia's advice was naive.
(b) He thought Patricia's advice was too religious.
(c) He thought Patricia's advice was heteronormative.
(d) He thought that Patricia's advice was suited to adult relationships rather than children's relationships.

3. Which pop culture character did the author use as inspiration for putting together his outfit for the matric dance?
(a) Neo, from The Matrix.
(b) Baron Samedi, from Live and Let Die.
(c) George Brady, from The Brady Bunch.
(d) The Fonz, from Happy Days.

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

5. How did Zaheera feel about the author?
(a) She hated him.
(b) She did not know that he existed.
(c) She thought of him as just a friend.
(d) She liked him back and secretly wished that he would ask her out.

6. What did the author discover in a stolen object, causing him to rethink his life of crime as described in the story "The Cheese Boys"?
(a) He discovered a dead person's ashes in a stolen vase.
(b) He discovered drugs in a child's fanny pack.
(c) He discovered family pictures in a digital camera.
(d) He discovered a young woman's diary in a stolen suitcase.

7. Why did students come out of the dance to look at Babiki?
(a) They had heard that she was deformed.
(b) They had heard that she looked just like Trinity from the Matrix.
(c) They had heard that she was hurt.
(d) They had heard that she was beautiful.

8. What did Babiki refuse to do once she and the author arrived at the dance?
(a) Stop singing.
(b) Kiss the author.
(c) Keep her shoes on.
(d) Leave the car.

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

10. How did the mothers of Alexandra feel about the author and his fellow "cheese boys"?
(a) Mothers feared the cheese boys.
(b) Mothers knew nothing of the cheese boys' antics.
(c) Mothers were some of their best customers.
(d) Mothers hated the cheese boys.

11. In the foreword to "Go Hitler!," the author says that the historical education offered in South Africa is similar to what other country?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) Australia.
(d) America.

12. Why did Patricia warn the author not to tell Abel about the incident under the mulberry tree?
(a) She did not want Abel to know that she had raised a son who could not protect himself.
(b) Abel had just had a long day and could not handle the emotional stress of learning what happened.
(c) She knew that Abel would laugh at the author.
(d) She knew that Abel would react with violence.

13. What kind of persona did the author project while he was in jail?
(a) He tried to make people laugh.
(b) He acted like a tough guy.
(c) He tried to convince people that he was a super-genius.
(d) He tried to be as kind as possible.

14. To what does the author compare Patricia when he describes her skill for maximizing petrol?
(a) A madwoman.
(b) A manual laborer.
(c) The sophisticates stop-start system used in hybrid cars.
(d) A miser.

15. How did the author first respond in his trial when he thought the judge asked him how he was?
(a) He mockingly repeated the question.
(b) He said he was doing great.
(c) He said he was not fine.
(d) He said he was feeling relaxed.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what did crime do that the government would not do in Alexandra, South Africa?

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

3. When did the author decide to reveal his crush on Zaheera?

4. What did the police officer want when he arrested the author and his friends at the end of the story "The Cheese Boys"?

5. How did Patricia react after the author explained what happened to him under the mulberry tree?

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