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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the author first saving money for when he started hustling?
(a) He was saving up money to go to college.
(b) He was saving up money to buy a roach-infested flat.
(c) He was saving up money to move to America.
(d) He was saving up money to start his own business.

2. What advice did Patricia give the author for how he should act if his wife made more money than him?
(a) Patricia said that if the author ever married a girl who made more money, he should have her quit her job.
(b) Patricia said that the author should not marry a wealthy woman because they are traitors to the proletariat.
(c) Patricia said that if the author had a rich wife, he should quit his job and let her take care of him.
(d) Patricia said that a man is not diminished if his wife makes more money than he does.

3. Who did the author credit with giving him and his friends permission to chant Hitler's name?
(a) Nelson Mandela.
(b) Joseph Goebbels.
(c) Morgan Freeman.
(d) Benito Mussolini.

4. What does the Afrikans term "amperbaas," used to refer to the status of colored people under apartheid, mean?
(a) "Underling."
(b) "Almost-boss."
(c) "Esteemed technician."
(d) "Loud Baritone."

5. How did the author first respond in his trial when he thought the judge asked him how he was?
(a) He mockingly repeated the question.
(b) He said he was feeling relaxed.
(c) He said he was doing great.
(d) He said he was not fine.

6. Why did Alexandra remain standing while other "black ghettoes" (201) were razed?
(a) The land in Alexandra had been sold to black tenants before doing so was made illegal.
(b) The white people allowed Alexandra to remain standing as an act of charity.
(c) Alexandra was on a piece of holy ground that white people chose to respect.
(d) The residents of Alexandra fought off the white suburbanites.

7. What is a "cheese boy" in the vernacular of Alexandra, South Africa?
(a) A derogatory term for white people.
(b) Someone wealthy enough to afford cheese.
(c) A dairy farmer.
(d) A mascot for a beloved macaroni and cheese restaurant.

8. How did the author feel about his friend Zaheera?
(a) He had a massive crush on her.
(b) He was using her to get closer to her friend, Gary.
(c) He was using her to get closer to her friend, Johanna.
(d) He thought she was annoying.

9. How did the author make money at Sandingham?
(a) Making custom mixtapes and selling them.
(b) Writing papers for his peers.
(c) Taking orders for a small commission at the tuck-shop.
(d) Selling lemonade.

10. Why did the author choose not to tell his parents that he had been arrested?
(a) He was afraid they would make things worse.
(b) He did not know their phone number and was afraid to ask for a phone book.
(c) He did not realize he was in legal trouble.
(d) He did not want to worry them.

11. How did Teddy and the author respond when they were seen committing a crime?
(a) They pretended it was for a school project.
(b) They confessed.
(c) They ran.
(d) They beat the officer up.

12. Why did the author play alone under the Mulberry tree when he was in Eden Park?
(a) He did not like to play with others.
(b) He did not have any friends.
(c) He planned to poison the Mulberry tree and did not want any witnesses.
(d) He was not used to the time difference in Eden Park and was outside playing while everyone else was sleeping.

13. What did Bongani reveal to the author about Babiki after everyone came out of the dance to look at her?
(a) Babiki was actually a member of the secret police.
(b) Babiki had never spoken to a man outside of her family before.
(c) Babiki was a violent alcoholic.
(d) She did not speak English.

14. Why could the author not ask Maylene out right away for Valentine's Day?
(a) He had to learn how to speak her native tongue.
(b) He was afraid of her boyfriend.
(c) He had to relay the message through her friends first.
(d) He wanted to ask in the form of a poem and had trouble rhyming with "Maylene."

15. What did the author discover in a stolen object, causing him to rethink his life of crime as described in the story "The Cheese Boys"?
(a) He discovered drugs in a child's fanny pack.
(b) He discovered a dead person's ashes in a stolen vase.
(c) He discovered a young woman's diary in a stolen suitcase.
(d) He discovered family pictures in a digital camera.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened between the author and the pack of colored boys under the mulberry tree in Eden Park?

2. Which pop culture character did the author use as inspiration for putting together his outfit for the matric dance?

3. How did the author behave when he realized he had a crush during grade 9?

4. What element of American culture does the author equate with freedom in the story, "Go Hitler!"?

5. What holiday did the author experience for the first time at H. A. Jack Primary?

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