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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 the author behave when he realized he had a crush during grade 9?
(a) He disavowed all forms of lust and went into monastic seclusion.
(b) He kept it secret.
(c) He asked his mother for advice.
(d) He asked his crush out right away.

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

3. What did Bongani reveal to the author about Babiki after everyone came out of the dance to look at her?
(a) Babiki was a violent alcoholic.
(b) Babiki was actually a member of the secret police.
(c) Babiki had never spoken to a man outside of her family before.
(d) She did not speak English.

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

5. To whom does the author refer when he talks about "domestics" in the story "Colorblind"?
(a) Domestic servants and their families.
(b) White suburbanite housewives.
(c) White suburbanites who only drink domestic beer.
(d) Anyone who is not a member of a militia.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What was the author first saving money for when he started hustling?

3. Who were the author's number one customers?

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

5. How did the author supplement his income during grade 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the relationship between regular people and criminals in Alexandra?

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

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

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

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

6. What happened to the Khoisan tribe after Europeans colonized South Africa?

7. How multilingual is South Africa?

8. How was the author able to pose as an American rapper for the talent show in Hammanskraal?

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

10. What difference does the author see between German education around the Holocaust and South African education around apartheid?

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