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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 13-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Tengo confused about Frikkie's attitude about not wanting to go back to school?
(a) You can take field trips.
(b) Tengo really likes going to school.
(c) You can make many friends there.
(d) He cannot attend school.

3. What does ANC stand for?
(a) Artists Never Compromise.
(b) African Nationalists Convention.
(c) African National Congress.
(d) African Naval Commission.

4. What does Tengo no longer notice in Johannesburg?
(a) Street lamps.
(b) Traffic jams.
(c) The sounds of the city.
(d) Crowded streets.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Frikkie visit during his school break?

2. What consumes most of Tengo's time at school?

3. Tengo struggles with his need for an education and ________________________.

4. Why does Joseph visit the farm?

5. How old is Tengo's cousin when she becomes pregnant?

(see the answer key)

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