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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years does Frikkie have to wait after his school years until he can return to the farm permanently?
(a) 2.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

2. Why is Tengo happy about the chance to continue his education?
(a) He will get a travel gift from his family.
(b) He will be able to run the farm.
(c) It is all he has ever wanted.
(d) He will be able to stay in Johannesburg.

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

4. Why is Tengo mad at Frikkie when he comes for a short vacation at the farm?
(a) Frikkie weighs more than Tengo.
(b) Frikkie is taller than Tengo.
(c) Frikkie can run faster than Tengo.
(d) Frikkie can ride a horse better than Tengo.

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

6. Why does Tengo's mother want him to return to the farm?
(a) To take over the farm.
(b) To tutor the young children.
(c) To visit.
(d) To help his father.

7. 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 write letters to the government.
(c) They should picket the school buildings.
(d) They should not be out on the streets after dark.

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

9. What does ANC stand for?
(a) African National Congress.
(b) African Naval Commission.
(c) Artists Never Compromise.
(d) African Nationalists Convention.

10. What does Joseph offer to Tengo?
(a) A good deal on a car.
(b) A tutor.
(c) A way to continue his education.
(d) A free room.

11. What is the nature of the student protests?
(a) Black students protesting segregated classrooms.
(b) Black students protesting the government.
(c) College students protesting tuition hikes.
(d) Segregated dormitories at schools.

12. Tengo also feels _______________ at the beginning of Chapter 7.
(a) Joyful.
(b) Excited.
(c) Sorrowful.
(d) Angry.

13. Why does Frikkie want life to stay the same?
(a) He has never known anything else.
(b) He has learned it from his friends.
(c) He makes good money now.
(d) He likes feeling superior.

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

15. Who is the oubaas' current boss-boy?
(a) Tengo's father.
(b) Tengo's uncle.
(c) Frikkie's father.
(d) Frikkie's uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes Tengo to the train on the day of his departure?

2. Why does Tengo desperately want an education?

3. What does Joseph think that blacks should do?

4. Who does Tengo spend time during breaks to study?

5. Tengo no longer has to choose between his people and _________________.

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