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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tengo's attitude about his life right now?
(a) He is happy.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is hopeful.
(d) He is frustrated.

2. What animal has Tengo crafted out of clay?
(a) A bull.
(b) A horse.
(c) A cat.
(d) A dog.

3. Where does Frikkie go when he reluctantly leaves the farm?
(a) On a family holiday.
(b) To his godfather's house.
(c) Back to school.
(d) To his uncle's factory.

4. Whom does Frikkie's cousin order to clean up the mess on the floor at the party?
(a) Ezra.
(b) Isaiah.
(c) Ezekiel.
(d) Ellis.

5. Who is Joseph's mother's employer?
(a) Mrs. Hermione Griswald.
(b) Mr. Matthew Esquire.
(c) Squire Harold Pinkington.
(d) Dr. David Miller.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Frikkie's real name?

2. What does Tengo try to teach Frikkie?

3. Why is Frikkie treated with so much respect on the farm?

4. Oubaas and his wife think that Tengo's desire for education will lead to _____________.

5. In the oubaas' story, Tengo's ancestors are made out to be __________________.

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