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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does the author refer when he talks about "domestics" in the story "Colorblind"?
(a) Domestic servants and their families.
(b) Anyone who is not a member of a militia.
(c) White suburbanites who only drink domestic beer.
(d) White suburbanite housewives.

2. What convinced the author that it would be best to bide his time before revealing his crush?
(a) Girls in American high school movies always fell for their best friends.
(b) His crush's boyfriend, Gary, said he should wait because Gary wanted to sabotage the author.
(c) The author assumed that his feelings would fade soon.
(d) His crush's friend, Johanna, told the author that Zaheera did not want to date him.

3. What did Bongani reveal to the author about Babiki after everyone came out of the dance to look at her?
(a) Babiki was actually a member of the secret police.
(b) Babiki had never spoken to a man outside of her family before.
(c) Babiki was a violent alcoholic.
(d) She did not speak English.

4. What happened between the author and the pack of colored boys under the mulberry tree in Eden Park?
(a) They ate his berries right in front of him.
(b) They called him "Bushman" and pelted him with berries.
(c) They shared their berries with him.
(d) They made him help them burn down the tree.

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

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

7. Why did the author choose not to tell his parents that he had been arrested?
(a) He did not realize he was in legal trouble.
(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 want to worry them.

8. Who did the author credit with giving him and his friends permission to chant Hitler's name?
(a) Joseph Goebbels.
(b) Nelson Mandela.
(c) Benito Mussolini.
(d) Morgan Freeman.

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

10. What did the girls in the author's grade want him to do for Valentine's Day?
(a) They wanted him to make them all valentines.
(b) They wanted him to teach their boyfriends to dance.
(c) They wanted him to dress as cupid.
(d) They wanted the author to ask out his friend, Maylene.

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

12. How did the author feel about pushing his mother's car?
(a) He thought it would help him build character.
(b) He thought his feats of strength would impress his peers.
(c) He thought it was funny.
(d) He thought it was humiliating.

13. What was the name of the best dancer on the author's crew?
(a) Trevor.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Babiki.
(d) Tom.

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

15. What crime did the author and Teddy get caught committing?
(a) Doing drugs.
(b) Stealing chocolates from a store.
(c) Robbing an elderly person at gunpoint.
(d) Assaulting a stranger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift did Andrew give to the author as a reward for his help?

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

3. How did the author feel about Maylene before Valentine's Day?

4. Why were students willing to pay the author to buy food for them?

5. Why did the author have trouble fitting in with his black classmates at Sandingham?

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