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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 advice did Patricia give the author about prioritizing between his wife and mother?
(a) Patricia said that a man's wife should always come first.
(b) Patricia said that men should be the tie-breaker in arguments between their wives and mothers.
(c) Patricia said that men should not respect women at all.
(d) Patricia said that a man's mother should always come first.

2. Why did the author have trouble making friends in Highlands North?
(a) He got bad laryngitis after they moved, so he could not hold a conversation.
(b) Everyone there, except for the author, spoke Zulu.
(c) The kids there only played inside.
(d) Kids at Highlands North were obsessed with Pokemon, but the author could not afford a Gameboy.

3. What did the author find inappropriate about the relationship advice Patricia gave him when he was a child?
(a) He thought Patricia's advice was heteronormative.
(b) He thought Patricia's advice was too religious.
(c) He thought that Patricia's advice was suited to adult relationships rather than children's relationships.
(d) He thought Patricia's advice was naive.

4. What happened between Maylene and the author on Valentine's Day?
(a) They learned that they were actually first cousins.
(b) They had a lovely time reading poetry together.
(c) They got into a horrible fight and broke up.
(d) She left him for the white boy, Lorenzo.

5. What happened between the author and the pack of colored boys under the mulberry tree in Eden Park?
(a) They shared their berries with him.
(b) They called him "Bushman" and pelted him with berries.
(c) They ate his berries right in front of him.
(d) They made him help them burn down the tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author describe his dating life when he was in grade 9 at Sandingham?

2. What convinced the author that it would be best to bide his time before revealing his crush?

3. Who did the author and Patricia thank for the stolen burgers that Patricia purchased?

4. What did Babiki refuse to do once she and the author arrived at the dance?

5. According to the author, what did crime do that the government would not do in Alexandra, South Africa?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why could none of the police recognize the author in the security footage?

4. Why did Patricia encourage the author to hang out with his cousin at the university?

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

6. Why was the author late to the dance?

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

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

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

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

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