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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. What diagnosis did the school psychologists give the author after he laughed while being corporally punished?
(a) They diagnosed him with ADHD.
(b) They diagnosed him with sociopathy.
(c) They diagnosed him with bipolar disorder.
(d) None-they determined he was mentally normal.

2. What reason did Patricia give when the author asked why they did not move to Switzerland?
(a) Switzerland would be even worse.
(b) Switzerland refused to accept them.
(c) She did not want to leave South Africa.
(d) She believed South Africa was too good for them.

3. To what did Patricia attribute the fecal matter she discovered in her wastepaper basket?
(a) Trevor.
(b) A demon.
(c) A cat.
(d) Temperance.

4. How did arguments between the author and his mother change after the author turned eight?
(a) Their arguments became nastier and more personal.
(b) They stopped arguing altogether.
(c) They started arguing about more mature topics.
(d) They began to argue in writing instead of in person.

5. Which racial group was most common in Soweto, according to the author?
(a) White people.
(b) Black people.
(c) Soweto was fully integrated.
(d) Indian people.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would Fufi escape the author's yard?

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

3. Why did the author have trouble fitting in with his white classmates at Sandingham?

4. What were the two main things Patricia would spend money on when her son was growing up?

5. How did the author respond when he found out that he could not take communion because he was not Catholic?

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