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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Frikkie go for a brief vacation after his military training?
(a) The Bahamas.
(b) The Seychelles.
(c) The farm.
(d) Fiji.

2. What does Joseph think that blacks should do?
(a) Take back what was theirs all along.
(b) Maintain a low profile.
(c) Get the best education possible.
(d) Marry white people.

3. What do many of the student protesters suggest for the students?
(a) They leave school until they can be given a better education.
(b) They should not be out on the streets after dark.
(c) They should write letters to the government.
(d) They should picket the school buildings.

4. What does Tengo now know about Joseph?
(a) He is working against the government.
(b) He is engaged to be married.
(c) He has committed a crime.
(d) He is gay.

5. Who is the head of the organization Tengo is asked to join?
(a) Nelson Manson.
(b) Nelson Mandela.
(c) Nelson Mankowitz.
(d) Nelson Marzetti.

6. Why does Tengo desperately want an education?
(a) He wants a good salary.
(b) He would like the prestige.
(c) It is the only way he can change his life.
(d) It is the foundation for a political career.

7. With whom will Tengo live while attending school in Johannesburg?
(a) The oubaas' daughter.
(b) His uncle.
(c) Dr. and Mrs. Miller.
(d) His aunt's family.

8. What is unique about the choice Tengo has to make?
(a) Tengo is too young to make the choice.
(b) Tengo is leading the initiative.
(c) Frikkie would never have to make it.
(d) Tengo must make the choice for his family.

9. What type of community does Claire tell Tengo she has created?
(a) One solely for blacks.
(b) One that integrates blacks and whites.
(c) One solely for whites.
(d) One for all ethnicities.

10. What does Frikkie have difficulty in accepting when he realizes that Tengo is gone?
(a) Change.
(b) Politics.
(c) Jobs.
(d) Farm work.

11. What happens when Frikkie comes for another vacation at the farm?
(a) He and Tengo go hunting.
(b) Tengo is reluctant to play with him.
(c) He and Tengo read books.
(d) Tengo teaches him to milk a cow.

12. What is Claire's proposed occupation?
(a) Architect.
(b) Professor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Chef.

13. What are the people Tengo finds at the school when he arrives doing?
(a) Trying to squash a protest.
(b) Waiting for Tengo.
(c) Shooting film for a newscast.
(d) Fighting a fire.

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

15. With which girl from his class does Tengo study?
(a) Mara.
(b) Emma.
(c) Justine.
(d) Celie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What consumes most of Tengo's time at school?

2. Why does Tengo end his relationship with his girlfriend?

3. Why does Tengo study during his breaks?

4. What is the greatest need of Tengo's family and friends?

5. What does Dr. Miller offer to pay for Tengo?

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