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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "For Real," "How They Left," and "Destroyedmichygen".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the children discover in the bathroom of the white people's home in "Blak Power"?
(a) A woman hanging from a rope.
(b) A dog that has been stabbed to death.
(c) The word "Murderer" written in feces on the mirror.
(d) The words "Blak Power" written in feces on the mirror.

2. What is the name of the black man who leads the marchers and addresses the white couple in "Blak Power"?
(a) Sekuru Tendai.
(b) Nosizi. Mgcini.
(c) Obey Marima.
(d) MaS'banda.

3. Who is the old blind man that Darling passes on her way to church in "Darling on the Mountain"?
(a) Mr. Gono.
(b) Whiteboy.
(c) Zuze.
(d) Fraction.

4. What has Bornfree promised to give the children for distributing posters in "Real Change"?
(a) Chinese yams.
(b) Guavas.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Persimmons.

5. In "For Real," the narrator says, "I used to be very afraid of graveyards and death and such things, but not anymore. There is just no sense being afraid when you live so near the graves; it would be like" what?
(a) "The fish fearing the worm."
(b) "The tongue fearing the teeth."
(c) "The pot fearing the kettle."
(d) "The cat fearing the birdcage."

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Darling on the Mountain," Darling compares the color of Mother of Bones's face to the color of what?

2. In "How They Left," the narrator states, "When things fall apart, the children of the land scurry and scatter like" what?

3. What does Fat Mangena say they are building in "Country-Game"?

4. What does Darling describe Aunt Fostalina doing while watching TV in "Destroyedmichygen"?

5. What does Darling describe Sbho's fortune cookie saying in "Country-Game"?

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