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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. How did Abel respond when the author told him what happened under the mulberry tree?
(a) He laughed at the author.
(b) He hunted down the boys who beat the author and he beat up their ring leader.
(c) He bought the author a new toy to cheer him up.
(d) He told the author to go defend himself.

2. 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 drugs in a child's fanny pack.
(b) He discovered a dead person's ashes in a stolen vase.
(c) He discovered family pictures in a digital camera.
(d) He discovered a young woman's diary in a stolen suitcase.

3. Why did the author have trouble fitting in with his white classmates at Sandingham?
(a) They only wanted to listen to grunge rock.
(b) They could not understand him when he spoke.
(c) They were always doing things that required spending money.
(d) Their parents forbade them from hanging out with him.

4. Why was the author able to help Andrew and Bolo increase profits in their CD burning business?
(a) The author brought them a fancy CD burner.
(b) The author could attract an audience with his skillful dance moves.
(c) The author was not afraid to ask black people for money.
(d) The author was the only one who knew anything about music.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the author credit with giving him and his friends permission to chant Hitler's name?

2. What was the name of the best dancer on the author's crew?

3. How did the security footage distort the author's appearance after he and Teddy stole from the store?

4. According to the author, what did the name "Hitler" connote to black South Africans in the area and time where the author grew up?

5. What does the Afrikans term "amperbaas," used to refer to the status of colored people under apartheid, mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. What attribute of the author's aided him in his business fetching lunch for people but also prevented his romantic success?

2. How did the author get through to his cellmate whom he initially compared to the Hulk?

3. What niche did the author find at Sandingham high school during lunch time?

4. How multilingual is South Africa?

5. Why did the author feel regret regarding his friend Zaheera?

6. Why does the author claim that the "colored people" of modern South Africa are in some ways worse off than the black people of South Africa?

7. How was the author eventually able to make friends at Highlands North?

8. What aspect of Patricia's romantic advice did the author have the most trouble understanding?

9. What was the purpose of the event where the author and his crew got in trouble for chanting Hitler's name?

10. What geographical explanation does the author give when he states that "it's physically impossible for [Alexandra] to change" (201)?

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