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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the author live as a child?
(a) Italy.
(b) South America.
(c) Canada.
(d) South Africa.

2. Tengo's mother tells _______________ that Tengo is determined to go to school.
(a) Frikkie.
(b) The oubaas' wife.
(c) Oom Koos.
(d) Mrs. Miller.

3. What does Tengo do when Frikkie and the oubaas have their tea?
(a) Sweep the house.
(b) Wash dishes.
(c) Shoo away flies.
(d) Butcher chickens.

4. Where does Frikkie visit during his school break?
(a) A theme park.
(b) The beach.
(c) His uncle's farm.
(d) A museum.

5. What does Tengo's mother ask Joseph's mother to send?
(a) Books for Tengo.
(b) Recipes.
(c) Cotton fabrics.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Frikkie's real name?

2. What does Frikkie have difficulty in accepting when he realizes that Tengo is gone?

3. How many boxes of books does Tengo receive from the Millers?

4. What name does the girl call the man who cleans up the mess at the party?

5. When does Frikkie return to the farm, heartbroken to find that Tengo has gone away to school?

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