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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. Why are Tengo's parents reluctant to let him go to school?
(a) They don't have much money.
(b) They don't want him to know more than they do.
(c) His sister died there.
(d) They need his help at home.

2. What is Tengo doing when Frikkie finds him in Chapter 2?
(a) Building a fire.
(b) Working with a hunk of clay.
(c) Plucking chickens.
(d) Feeding the cattle.

3. Tengo's ancestors declared war on which group of people?
(a) The Kidus.
(b) The Durhams.
(c) The Boers.
(d) The Masai.

4. In the oubaas' story, Tengo's ancestors are made out to be __________________.
(a) Killers.
(b) Warriors.
(c) Patriots.
(d) Educators.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tengo's ethnicity?

2. What does Tengo do when Frikkie and the oubaas have their tea?

3. Why does Joseph visit the farm?

4. Who is Joseph?

5. Who is Timothy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Frikkie behave when encountering Tengo's anger when a girl insults an elder at the birthday party?

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

3. Why is Frikkie given so much respect on his uncle's farm?

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

5. What is inside the large box that arrives for Tengo?

6. Who is Frikkie?

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

8. Who is Joseph?

9. Why is it frustrating for Tengo to read the textbooks given to him by his aunt's employer?

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

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