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

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. What does Tengo try to teach Frikkie?
(a) How to swim.
(b) How to saddle a horse.
(c) How to kill a chicken.
(d) How to milk a cow.

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

4. What is in the box that arrives for Tengo?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Books.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Shoes.

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

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

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

8. At first, Frikkie's _________________ sister can read faster than Tengo can.
(a) Three-year-old.
(b) Five-year-old.
(c) Four-year-old.
(d) Six-year-old.

9. 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.

10. The oubaas tells Frikkie and Tengo the story of _______________________.
(a) The Great Trek.
(b) The Antelope Walk.
(c) The Cicada Storm.
(d) The Ship of Tears.

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

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

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

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

15. Why does Joseph visit the farm?
(a) He is on a holiday from school.
(b) He has been ill and needs fresh air.
(c) He needs to get away from bad friends.
(d) He is in training to run a farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Tengo?

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

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

4. What is Frikkie's real name?

5. Where does Joseph live?

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