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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many boxes of books does Tengo receive from the Millers?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. What does Tengo think about white men after reading some books?
(a) They have twisted history to suit their needs.
(b) They are not very good writers.
(c) They make good authority figures.
(d) They are more inventive than other people.

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

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

5. Who is Tengo?
(a) A chauffeur.
(b) The son of the farm's boss-boy.
(c) A chef.
(d) A farmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tengo's attitude about his life right now?

2. After reading some books, how does Tengo begin to think about Oom Koos and Frikkie?

3. What is Tengo's ethnicity?

4. Who is Joseph?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the things that Tengo learns about city life for black people from Joseph?

2. How are the differences between blacks and whites exhibited in the characters of Frikkie and Tengo?

3. Who is Joseph?

4. Who is Tengo?

5. Why can Tengo not defend his people to the oubaas regarding the story of the Great Trek?

6. In what story does Tengo see that the white man has twisted history to suit his own needs?

7. Why is Tengo not permitted to attend school and how does he feel about that?

8. Who is Frikkie?

9. What do Dr. and Mrs. Miller agree to give to Tengo for his education?

10. How easily does Tengo pick up the skill of reading?

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