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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. Who was the most consistent male figure in the author's life growing up?
(a) Nelson Mandela.
(b) His uncle, Dinky.
(c) His father, Robert.
(d) His grandfather, Temperance.

2. At the end of the foreword to the story "Born a Crime," the author wrote that apartheid would be easy for occupants of which country to understand?
(a) Costa Rica.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) England.
(d) America.

3. What did the school counselor warn the author about when he asked to transition into the B classes at H. A. Jack Primary?
(a) She warned him that the kids in the B classes would beat him up.
(b) She warned him that he was not smart enough for the B classes.
(c) She warned him that the B classes were too full.
(d) She warned him the kids in the B classes would hold him back.

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 always singing very loudly so you could always tell where he was.
(c) He was the only light-skinned person in the area.
(d) His house had an unusual shape.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does the author blame most of the things that have gone wrong in his life?

2. What did the vet reveal to the author about his dog, Fufi, after she died?

3. From what mental disorder did Temperance Noah suffer?

4. What does the author say is impressive about the timing of his mother's decision to have him?

5. Which of the following is NOT a language that Patricia taught to the author?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Trevor Noah say the township of Soweto only has two roads leading in and out?

2. What does a veterinarian reveal to the author about his dog, Fufi, after her death?

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

4. How was it possible for Robert to open an integrated restaurant during apartheid?

5. What did the author discover about Fufi when he was home alone for the holidays?

6. What reasons does the author give for saying it was a "lie" (64) that the tribal homelands of South Africa were a place where native South Africans could be free?

7. Why did Patricia believe that a demon was in her house?

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

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

10. Why did Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah name her son "Trevor"?

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