Waiting for the Rain Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Sheila Gordon
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Waiting for the Rain Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Sheila Gordon
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does the girl call the man who cleans up the mess at the party?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Boy.
(c) Slacker.
(d) Idiot.

2. What does Tengo think about white men after reading some books?
(a) They make good authority figures.
(b) They have twisted history to suit their needs.
(c) They are not very good writers.
(d) They are more inventive than other people.

3. What is Frikkie's ethnicity?
(a) Hispanic.
(b) Black.
(c) Asian.
(d) White.

4. At what age did Tengo and Frikkie become friends?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

5. What is a kraal?
(a) A stockade.
(b) A plant.
(c) A pastry.
(d) A bird.

6. Who is Joseph?
(a) Tengo's cousin.
(b) Tengo's father.
(c) Frikkie's father.
(d) Tengo's brother.

7. What is the meaning of kleinbaas?
(a) Master baker.
(b) Long journey.
(c) Young master.
(d) Confusion.

8. Why is Frikkie treated with so much respect on the farm?
(a) He is very generous.
(b) He will inherit the farm one day.
(c) He is white.
(d) He is very smart.

9. Who is Sissie?
(a) Frikkie's sister.
(b) Tengo's teacher.
(c) Frikkie's mother.
(d) Frikkie's school mate.

10. Who is Timothy?
(a) Tengo's brother.
(b) Frikkie's uncle.
(c) Tengo's father.
(d) Frikkie's father.

11. What is biltong?
(a) A flower.
(b) A tree.
(c) Cured meat.
(d) A cloak.

12. What does Frikkie give the girls to assure that they don't tell anyone about Tengo's outburst?
(a) A prize marble.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Money.
(d) A book.

13. What is Tengo doing when Frikkie finds him in Chapter 2?
(a) Feeding the cattle.
(b) Building a fire.
(c) Plucking chickens.
(d) Working with a hunk of clay.

14. What does Frikkie ask Tengo to get from his bedroom one day?
(a) His marbles.
(b) His hat.
(c) His dominos.
(d) His knife.

15. What happened to Tengo's older sister when she was away at school?
(a) She became ill and died.
(b) She was attacked on the street.
(c) She got pregnant.
(d) She was robbed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tengo try to teach Frikkie?

2. What is Frikkie's real name?

3. Why are Tengo's parents reluctant to let him go to school?

4. What does Tengo's mother ask Joseph's mother to send?

5. What is in the box that arrives for Tengo?

(see the answer keys)

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