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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Second Girl" - "Loopholes".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What answer did Patricia give when the author asked her why she chose to give birth to him?
(a) She had him by accident.
(b) She had him out of love for his father.
(c) She wanted someone that would love her whom she could love in return.
(d) She had him to spite the apartheid regime.

2. How did Robert feel when Patricia asked him to impregnate her?
(a) He said he was not physically attracted to Patricia.
(b) He said he wanted to start a family right away.
(c) He said he did not like Patricia at all.
(d) He said he did not want a family.

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

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

5. What were the two main things Patricia would spend money on when her son was growing up?
(a) Electronics and jewels.
(b) Fancy cars and designer shoes.
(c) Clothes and furniture.
(d) Food and books.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which racial group was most common in Soweto, according to the author?

2. What did Patricia do after discovering the fecal matter in the trashcan?

3. What unusual career move did Patricia make in the early 1980s?

4. Who did the author forget was in the house when he defecated on the newspaper?

5. What was the only part of a person's home that could not be improved in Soweto?

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