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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 does Tengo leave the schoolyard?
(a) He escapes.
(b) He climbs the fence.
(c) He has a military escort.
(d) He doesn't leave.

2. Who takes Tengo to the train on the day of his departure?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) The oubaas.
(d) Frikkie's father.

3. What occurs at the farm to threaten its survival?
(a) Grasshopper storms.
(b) A drought.
(c) Cholera outbreak.
(d) Monsoon.

4. Who does Tengo spend time during breaks to study?
(a) Dr. Miller.
(b) A paid tutor.
(c) Claire.
(d) A local preacher.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tengo's first stop once he arrives in Johannesburg?

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

3. How old is Frikkie in Chapter 10?

4. Tengo knows that life will be better if blacks ______________________.

5. Which friend of Tengo's asks him to join a group?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Frikkie and Tengo doin in their lives now that they are seventeen-years-old?

2. Why does Tengo have to ignore his mother's feelings before he departs for school?

3. Where is Tengo finally allowed to go to school and why does this make the oubaas angry?

4. How much time has passed since the last chapter and what does Tengo no longer note about living in Johannesburg?

5. With whom does Tengo continue his studies after the schools reopen?

6. What do the oubaas notice about Tengo's mood in Chapter 7?

7. What do the protesters think the students should do and how does Tengo feel about it?

8. What does Claire share with Tengo about an integrated community and what is Joseph's opinion of it?

9. How does Frikkie feel about the changes occurring in the world?

10. Why does Tengo spend his school breaks studying with the help of a local preacher?

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