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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. When did the author decide to reveal his crush on Zaheera?
(a) During a telephone call.
(b) At the matric dance.
(c) While Zaheera was driving to the airport.
(d) Over the winter holiday.

2. What cartoon character's name did Patricia use to refer to Teddy?
(a) Danger Mouse, for his penchant for danger.
(b) Buggs Bunny, because of his buck teeth and sense of humor.
(c) Mickey Mouse, because of his white face.
(d) Sylvester the Cat, due to his severe speech impediment.

3. Why did the author choose not to tell his parents that he had been arrested?
(a) He did not want to worry them.
(b) He did not realize he was in legal trouble.
(c) He did not know their phone number and was afraid to ask for a phone book.
(d) He was afraid they would make things worse.

4. How did the author feel about Maylene before Valentine's Day?
(a) He was madly in love with her.
(b) He thought she was cool and fun to hang out with.
(c) He had never heard of her.
(d) He hated her.

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) Germany.
(b) America.
(c) Australia.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the police officer want when he arrested the author and his friends at the end of the story "The Cheese Boys"?

2. According to the author, what racial group was notorious for having the most dangerous gangsters in South Africa?

3. What did the extremely muscular Tsona-speaking man do to end up in jail?

4. What is a "cheese boy" in the vernacular of Alexandra, South Africa?

5. What happened between the author and the pack of colored boys under the mulberry tree in Eden Park?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the foreword of the story "Outsider," what was the most embarrassing part of the author's life?

2. Why does the author believe that regret is the thing that we should fear most?

3. Why did the author think it made sense for Mayelene to leave him and date Lorenzo instead?

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

5. What did Patricia tell the security guard to do when he reported the author for shop-lifting at the age of ten?

6. Which racial group accepted the author as soon as he enrolled in Sandingham High School?

7. How multilingual is South Africa?

8. How does the author describe his early thoughts about his victims when he starts a life of crime in the story "The Cheese Boys"?

9. What conclusion did the author draw after his encounter with the police at the end of the story "The Cheese Boys"?

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

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