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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Miller offer to pay for Tengo?
(a) His dormitory fee.
(b) His school books.
(c) His meals.
(d) His clothing.

2. Where does Tengo want to go to school?
(a) Port St. Johns.
(b) Adelaide.
(c) Queenstown.
(d) Johannesburg.

3. Joseph says that black schools teach blacks ___________________________.
(a) How to be good soldiers.
(b) Just enough to do menial jobs.
(c) Agricultural skills.
(d) About black history.

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

5. How many years does Tengo study before taking his first break?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

6. When does Frikkie return to the farm, heartbroken to find that Tengo has gone away to school?
(a) Spring break.
(b) New Year's.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Summer holiday.

7. What type of group is Tengo asked to join in #129?
(a) A group protesting the government.
(b) A study group.
(c) A travel group.
(d) A tutoring group.

8. Why does Frikkie have to wait after his school years to return to the farm permanently?
(a) He wants to teach for awhile.
(b) He is forced to serve two years in the army.
(c) He needs a specialized degree.
(d) He wants to travel internationally.

9. What is Tengo's first stop once he arrives in Johannesburg?
(a) A cafe.
(b) Dr. Miller's house.
(c) His dormitory.
(d) The school.

10. According to Tengo, the black schools are designed to ____________________________.
(a) Teach equality among races.
(b) Create straight-A students.
(c) Teach blacks just enough to do menial jobs.
(d) Instill confidence in black children.

11. How old is Tengo in Chapter 10?
(a) 17.
(b) 21.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

12. What does Tengo think when Joseph is gone so often from home?
(a) He is involved with student protests.
(b) He is studying at the library.
(c) He is spending time with his girlfriend.
(d) He is practicing soccer.

13. What is the greatest need of Tengo's family and friends?
(a) Change.
(b) Food.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Entertainment.

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

15. Tengo has waited for the moment to ________________________.
(a) Travel the country.
(b) Join the protest groups.
(c) Write his thesis.
(d) Kiss a girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tengo dreams of going abroad to a place where ____________________________.

2. Tengo is faced with making a choice that leaves him indecisive and __________________.

3. Frikkie learns that Tengo wants to study in ___________________.

4. How does Tengo feel about the inequality between blacks and whites?

5. What are the people Tengo finds at the school when he arrives doing?

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