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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 feel about pushing his mother's car?
(a) He thought his feats of strength would impress his peers.
(b) He thought it was humiliating.
(c) He thought it would help him build character.
(d) He thought it was funny.

2. What was the name of the best dancer on the author's crew?
(a) Trevor.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Tom.
(d) Babiki.

3. Why did the author perform at the Hammanskraal talent show?
(a) He had been challenged to play the ukulele as a dare.
(b) He had some new stand-up comedy material to try out.
(c) His friend Tom had promised them he was the famous hip hop hype man, Spliff Star.
(d) He wanted to show off how many languages he could speak.

4. According to the author, what racial group was notorious for having the most dangerous gangsters in South Africa?
(a) Colored people.
(b) Black people.
(c) White people.
(d) Indian people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which pop culture character did the author use as inspiration for putting together his outfit for the matric dance?

2. What was the "pencil test" that the government administered to some colored people in South Africa?

3. Why did Patricia make the author push her car?

4. How did Patricia react after the author explained what happened to him under the mulberry tree?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Abel initially agree to loan the author his BMW?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does the author explain Patricia's ability to buy a house in Highlands North?

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

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