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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. According to the author, what did crime do that the government would not do in Alexandra, South Africa?
(a) Crime hurt the community.
(b) Crime scared the community.
(c) Crime confused the community.
(d) Crime cared for the community.

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

3. How did the author make money when he first graduated from high school?
(a) He became a minibus driver.
(b) He became a professional DJ.
(c) He became a waiter.
(d) He became a professional stand up comedian.

4. How does the author describe his dating life when he was in grade 9 at Sandingham?
(a) He was seen as an attractive but dangerous bad boy.
(b) He was so skilled at seduction that other people came to him for advice.
(c) He had a new girlfriend or boyfriend every week.
(d) He was not considered popular or attractive.

5. What were Model C Schools?
(a) Schools that mixed elements of Government and private ownership.
(b) Remnants of the Bantu system.
(c) Fancy private schools favored by white children.
(d) Poorly funded government schools.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were students willing to pay the author to buy food for them?

2. Why did the author choose not to tell his parents that he had been arrested?

3. With whom did Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah want the author to hang out instead of his friends from Alexandra?

4. How did Zaheera feel about the author?

5. What holiday did the author experience for the first time at H. A. Jack Primary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the author realize when Abel beat up the ringleader from the incident under the mulberry tree?

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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