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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Mulberry Tree" - "Outsider".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How would Fufi escape the author's yard?
(a) She would crawl through a small tunnel.
(b) She would beg and whine until passers by let her out.
(c) She would sneak through a broken gate.
(d) She would jump over the fence.

2. Which tribe does the author describe as "thinkers"?
(a) The Tswana.
(b) The Sotho.
(c) The Zulu.
(d) The Xhosa.

3. What did Patricia do after discovering the fecal matter in the trashcan?
(a) She called people over to pray to rid their house of demons.
(b) She buried the fecal matter.
(c) She punished Trevor for making a mess.
(d) She took the trash out to the curb.

4. Why did the author think it was ironic when a black security guard was convicted of animal abuse for killing a cat on live TV?
(a) The author believes cats would do much worse things to humans if they were in charge instead.
(b) The security guard came from a long line of cat breeders.
(c) White people were horrified by the animal abuse yet were silent about violence against black humans during apartheid.
(d) Traditionally, security guards in South Africa keep cats as helpers.

5. Who were the author's number one customers?
(a) White guys.
(b) Slow guys.
(c) Foolish guys.
(d) Fat guys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author find inappropriate about the relationship advice Patricia gave him when he was a child?

2. Why was the author afraid to pray for God to kill the thing that left feces in his grandmother's house?

3. What language does the author indicate was especially valued for making prayers while he was growing up in Soweto?

4. When was the Immorality Act passed?

5. Why does the author say he never felt poor when living alone with Patricia?

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