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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where does Joseph live?
(a) Kareedouw.
(b) Adelaide.
(c) Johannesburg.
(d) Queenstown.

6. How old is Tengo?
(a) 15.
(b) 19.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

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

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

9. 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) He cannot attend school.
(d) You can make many friends there.

10. What do Tengo and Frikkie do at the river?
(a) Skip rocks.
(b) Build a raft.
(c) Swim.
(d) Fish.

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

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

13. Oubaas and his wife think that Tengo's desire for education will lead to _____________.
(a) A political position.
(b) A writing career.
(c) Trouble.
(d) A respectable overseer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many boxes of books does Tengo receive from the Millers?

2. What does Frikkie ask Tengo to get from his bedroom one day?

3. What does the man in #22 often provide to his employees?

4. What is Tengo's ethnicity?

5. What does Frikkie's cousin drop on the floor during the party?

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