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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Johannesburg - Chapter 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religion is Lazar Sidelsky?
(a) Atheist.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Jewish.

2. What do the people of Nelson's village call corn?
(a) Yummies.
(b) Mealies.
(c) Co-Co.
(d) Mimmsie.

3. Who gives Nelson his English name?
(a) The Mbekela brothers.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) Miss Mdingane.

4. What nickname is Alexandra given?
(a) Dark City.
(b) Black City.
(c) Mean City.
(d) Violent City.

5. How old is Nelson when he becomes a herd boy?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the boys bury after their circumscision in Chapter 4?

2. Which tribe is Ellen Nkabinde a member of?

3. Why does Nelson enroll in the University of Witwatersrand in Chapter 10?

4. What religion is Nelson baptized into?

5. Who is Piliso?

(see the answer key)

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