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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Patricia allowed to stay on the farm at age nine?
(a) Her aunt kept her on the farm to protect her from their parents.
(b) She was kept on the farm to work.
(c) Her aunt kept her on the farm out of the kindness of her heart.
(d) Her aunt kept her on the farm to keep an eye on her.

2. Who did the author forget was in the house when he defecated on the newspaper?
(a) Nombuyiselo.
(b) Frances.
(c) Koko.
(d) Temperance.

3. How did the author respond when he found out that he could not take communion because he was not Catholic?
(a) He converted to Catholicism.
(b) He called the owners of the school racist.
(c) He apologized for the misunderstanding.
(d) He asked if Jesus, being Jewish, would also be denied the right of communion.

4. What nationality is listed on the author's birth certificate?
(a) Xhosa.
(b) Swiss.
(c) South African.
(d) Swazi.

5. Which racial group was most common in Soweto, according to the author?
(a) Black people.
(b) Soweto was fully integrated.
(c) Indian people.
(d) White people.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, how do black people treat dogs in South Africa?

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

3. What happened to the cats that Patricia adopted after moving to Eden Park?

4. When does the author believe that a person is most themselves, according to the story "Pray, Trevor"?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What major historical event happened when Trevor Noah was 5 or 6 and was referred to as the "Bloodless Revolution"?

2. Why did Frances Noah refuse to beat the author whenever the author misbehaved growing up?

3. Why did the author have trouble learning more about Robert after their reunion?

4. Why did Trevor Noah's mother push him out of a moving vehicle?

5. Where did the Afrikaners find inspiration when designing the apartheid system?

6. How does the author describe the prevalence of traditional South African beliefs in the foreword to the story, "Trevor, Pray"?

7. What did the author realize about his racial identity after he started attending H. A. Jack Primary?

8. Why did Trevor Noah yell at his mother after they ran from the mini-bus?

9. What does the author say he has in common with the other children in Soweto during the story "Trevor, Pray"?

10. How did the young Trevor Noah explain the comparative length of black church services compared to white church services?

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