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

2. What does the name Nombuyiselo mean?
(a) "She who gives back."
(b) "The Fixer."
(c) "She who popped out of nowhere."
(d) "A builder of ships."

3. In what country did the author grow up?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) North Africa.
(c) South America.
(d) South Africa.

4. What does the author indicate would probably happen if a black man had sex with a white woman under the apartheid system?
(a) The white woman would probably be charged with rape.
(b) The black man would probably be charged with rape.
(c) The police would not care at all.
(d) The police would probably let them off with a warning.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who taught Patricia how to navigate Johannesburg without being deported to the Bantustans?

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

3. What answer did Patricia give when the author asked her why she chose to give birth to him?

4. The children of Soweto would yell out "indoda yomlungu!" whenever they passed the author. What does this phrase mean?

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

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