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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. 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 the kids in the B classes would hold him back.
(b) She warned him that the B classes were too full.
(c) She warned him that he was not smart enough for the B classes.
(d) She warned him that the kids in the B classes would beat him up.

2. How did Patricia handle "major disputes" (84) with the author?
(a) She wrote extra-length letters.
(b) She got other members of the family to help argue with him.
(c) She insisted on arguing in Xhosa.
(d) She beat him.

3. Why was the author afraid to pray for God to kill the thing that left feces in his grandmother's house?
(a) He was afraid that if his prayer was not good enough, everyone would know he was to blame.
(b) He was afraid because HE was the thing that left the feces in his grandmother's house and he did not want God to kill him.
(c) He was afraid because he was worried the demon would eat him.
(d) He was afraid because he was not sure if he believed in God and could not stand the theological pressure.

4. When does the author believe that a person is most themselves, according to the story "Pray, Trevor"?
(a) When working.
(b) When looking into the eyes of a loved one.
(c) When suffering.
(d) When defecating.

5. What made the author "realize [he] was black" (59)?
(a) Failing to get along with his white father.
(b) Going to an elite private school where students were socially integrated.
(c) Seeing his mother write "black" on a government census.
(d) Going to H. A. Jack Primary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the author forget was in the house when he defecated on the newspaper?

2. Why does the author think Santa Claus is unpopular in Africa?

3. What predominately Zulu political group violently opposed the African National Congress after the end of apartheid?

4. How did the author track Robert down after his mother instructed him to do so?

5. What did the author do to get to know his father better after their reunion in Cape Town?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did South African schools founded by British missionaries differ from Bantu schools founded by Afrikaners, according to the author?

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

4. How did Patricia react when the author was punished for stealing the eucharist?

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

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

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

8. Who did the author credit with keeping communities together in Soweto during apartheid?

9. How did Patricia handle disputes with the author once he was too old to be tricked?

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

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