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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “A Young Man’s Long, Awkward, Occasionally Tragic, and Frequently Humiliating Education in Affairs of the Heart, Part 2: The Crush” - “A Young Man’s Long, Awkward, Occasionally Tragic, and Frequently Humiliating Education in Affairs of the Heart, Part 3: The Dance” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the author have trouble making friends in Highlands North?
(a) Everyone there, except for the author, spoke Zulu.
(b) The kids there only played inside.
(c) He got bad laryngitis after they moved, so he could not hold a conversation.
(d) Kids at Highlands North were obsessed with Pokemon, but the author could not afford a Gameboy.

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

3. How did Patricia handle "major disputes" (84) with the author?
(a) She insisted on arguing in Xhosa.
(b) She beat him.
(c) She wrote extra-length letters.
(d) She got other members of the family to help argue with him.

4. Where did Patricia move at age nine?
(a) She moved in with her mother.
(b) She moved in with her father.
(c) She moved in with her aunt.
(d) She ran away from her family entirely.

5. How did the author feel when he saw what Abel did to the ringleader from the incident under the mulberry tree?
(a) He was scared because he knew Abel would beat him up next.
(b) He was glad the boy could not hurt anyone else.
(c) He did not care at all.
(d) He was horrified at Abel's ferocity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical condition does the author claim made him less attractive during grade 9?

2. Where did Abel go after he was forced to move out of the home of the white family he lived with?

3. 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?

4. Who did the author accuse of tricking his mother into going to church the day they were threatened in the minibus?

5. Which of the following is NOT a language that Patricia taught to the author?

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