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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. How old is Tengo's cousin when she becomes pregnant?
(a) 12.
(b) 19.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

2. What does a soldier not allow Tengo to do?
(a) Stand with his friends.
(b) Leave the schoolyard.
(c) Enter the school building.
(d) Talk to his teacher.

3. Tengo dreams of going abroad to a place where ____________________________.
(a) There are many beaches.
(b) He is not treated as less than human.
(c) It is warm all year long.
(d) A black man can be President.

4. Who is Oom Koos?
(a) A fisherman.
(b) The oubaas.
(c) A shopkeeper.
(d) A metal worker.

5. What does Tengo give to Dr. and Mrs. Miller in appreciation for the books they had sent him?
(a) Fresh figs.
(b) Clay sculptures.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tengo is aware of his mother's ___________________ at his departure.

2. Who is Joseph?

3. Tengo's mother tells _______________ that Tengo is determined to go to school.

4. What does Tengo no longer notice in Johannesburg?

5. Joseph tells Tengo that one day blacks will take over the _____________________.

(see the answer key)

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