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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The World Doesn’t Love You” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Abel respond when the author told him what happened under the mulberry tree?
(a) He hunted down the boys who beat the author and he beat up their ring leader.
(b) He told the author to go defend himself.
(c) He bought the author a new toy to cheer him up.
(d) He laughed at the author.

2. Why was the author surprised when Patricia insisted that he go see his father?
(a) Patricia hated the author's father.
(b) The author and his father had not spoken in ten years and the author assumed they would never speak again.
(c) The author did not know who his father was.
(d) The author thought his father was dead.

3. How did the author track Robert down after his mother instructed him to do so?
(a) He released an ad in the newspaper.
(b) He consulted a local shaman.
(c) He contacted the Swiss embassy.
(d) He searched Cape Town on foot.

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

5. Why does the author compare Patricia to a "guerilla fighter" (84)?
(a) She disliked the great apes and, growing up, the author did not know the difference between a "guerilla fighter" and a "gorilla fighter."
(b) She was extremely proficient with improvised explosives.
(c) She was too slow to catch him for a whooping so she had to get her attacks in on the fly.
(d) She fought for what she believed in.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did arguments between the author and his mother change after the author turned eight?

3. From what mental disorder did Temperance Noah suffer?

4. 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?

5. How did the author make money at Sandingham?

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