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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the group Tengo is asked to join?
(a) ANC.
(b) TVC.
(c) MMC.
(d) JLC.

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

3. Joseph tells Tengo that he can make arrangements for him to finish his education ________________ through the ANC.
(a) Online.
(b) In Johannesburg.
(c) At home.
(d) Abroad.

4. How old is Tengo's cousin when she becomes pregnant?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 19.
(d) 15.

5. What does Tengo think about the student protesters suggestion?
(a) He is against it.
(b) He wants to get some other opinions.
(c) He fully supports it.
(d) He agrees with some of it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. Tengo is faced with making a choice that leaves him indecisive and __________________.
(a) Hopeful.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Angry.
(d) Depressed.

13. How much time has passed since Tengo arrived at school?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three years.

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

15. Tengo must choose between his personal desire for an education and _____________________________.
(a) The desire to travel.
(b) His country's need for change.
(c) The need to support his family.
(d) His father's demands.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the head of the organization Tengo is asked to join?

2. What does Tengo no longer notice in Johannesburg?

3. How does Tengo leave the schoolyard?

4. Tengo stops studying and feels __________________.

5. What does Tengo spend his time doing when school starts again?

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