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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. Why did people in Soweto use the author as a landmark for giving directions when he was young?
(a) He was the only light-skinned person in the area.
(b) His house had an unusual shape.
(c) He was always singing very loudly so you could always tell where he was.
(d) He was famous for his work on The Daily Show.

2. What did the school counselor warn the author about when he asked to transition into the B classes at H. A. Jack Primary?
(a) She warned him that he was not smart enough for the B classes.
(b) She warned him that the kids in the B classes would beat him up.
(c) She warned him the kids in the B classes would hold him back.
(d) She warned him that the B classes were too full.

3. Why did Robert's steakhouse close?
(a) Robert closed it after changing his mind about apartheid.
(b) The government insisted that he needed to have separate toilets for every racial category.
(c) Robert ran out of money.
(d) They received a health code violation.

4. What were the two main things Patricia would spend money on when her son was growing up?
(a) Fancy cars and designer shoes.
(b) Electronics and jewels.
(c) Clothes and furniture.
(d) Food and books.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was unusual about the steakhouse that Robert opened?

2. According to the author, how do white people treat dogs in South Africa?

3. Who was the only member of the author's family who was willing to use corporal punishment on him?

4. In the foreword to the story "Fufi," how does the author explain his observation that most black people in Africa dislike cats?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the prevalence of traditional South African beliefs in the foreword to the story, "Trevor, Pray"?

2. What did the author discover about Fufi when he was home alone for the holidays?

3. Why did Trevor Noah's mother push him out of a moving vehicle?

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

5. According to the author, why are black people in South Africa suspicious of cats?

6. Why did Trevor Noah yell at his mother after they ran from the mini-bus?

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

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

9. Why does Trevor Noah say that he was "born a crime" (26)?

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

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