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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What language does the author indicate was especially valued for making prayers while he was growing up in Soweto?
(a) English.
(b) Swahili.
(c) Afrikaans.
(d) Xhosa.

5. How would Fufi escape the author's yard?
(a) She would jump over the fence.
(b) She would beg and whine until passers by let her out.
(c) She would crawl through a small tunnel.
(d) She would sneak through a broken gate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the vet reveal to the author about his dog, Fufi, after she died?

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

3. What did Patricia do when the author kept pestering her for toffee apples?

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

5. Why was Patricia allowed to stay on the farm at age nine?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Patricia believe that a demon was in her house?

2. What reasons does the author give for saying it was a "lie" (64) that the tribal homelands of South Africa were a place where native South Africans could be free?

3. What does a veterinarian reveal to the author about his dog, Fufi, after her death?

4. How did Patricia handle disputes with the author once he was too old to be tricked?

5. What does the author say he has in common with the other children in Soweto during the story "Trevor, Pray"?

6. How did Patricia react when the author was punished for stealing the eucharist?

7. How was it possible for Robert to open an integrated restaurant during apartheid?

8. What major historical event happened when Trevor Noah was 5 or 6 and was referred to as the "Bloodless Revolution"?

9. Why did the author have trouble learning more about Robert after their reunion?

10. Where did the Afrikaners find inspiration when designing the apartheid system?

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