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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Fufi" - "Robert".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What predominately Zulu political group violently opposed the African National Congress after the end of apartheid?
(a) The National Socialists.
(b) The Xhosa.
(c) The Sotho.
(d) The Inkatha.

2. How did the author first endear himself to the black students at H. A. Jack Primary?
(a) He bought them new Transformers toys.
(b) He demonstrated that he could speak their native languages.
(c) He showed off his skills at speaking English and Afrikaans.
(d) He pulled a prank on a white teacher.

3. How did the author respond when another boy claimed that Fufi was his dog?
(a) He allowed the boy to keep Fufi full-time.
(b) He cussed the kid out.
(c) He pretended to let the boy keep Fufi, then kidnapped her under cover of night.
(d) He negotiated shared custody of the dog.

4. How did the shopkeeper in the story "Chameleon" respond when Patricia proved she could understand Afrikaans?
(a) He insisted he never said anything inappropriate.
(b) He began speaking a language she could not understand.
(c) He apologized for racially profiling her.
(d) He insulted her pronunciation.

5. Where did Abel go after he was forced to move out of the home of the white family he lived with?
(a) He was forced to live on the streets.
(b) He moved in with Patricia and the author.
(c) He bought an identical house across the street.
(d) He left to make it big in America.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author view the "destructive" (79) antics from his youth?

2. Where did Patricia move at age nine?

3. What made the author "realize [he] was black" (59)?

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

5. 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?

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