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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. To whom does the author refer when he talks about "domestics" in the story "Colorblind"?
(a) Anyone who is not a member of a militia.
(b) Domestic servants and their families.
(c) White suburbanite housewives.
(d) White suburbanites who only drink domestic beer.

2. In the foreword to "Go Hitler!," the author says that the historical education offered in South Africa is similar to what other country?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) America.
(d) Australia.

3. What did the police ask the author when he was called in for questioning regarding the stolen chocolate?
(a) They asked why he and Teddy stole the chocolates.
(b) They asked if he knew where Teddy had gone.
(c) They asked him to submit to a blood-alcohol test.
(d) They asked whether he knew if Teddy had any white friends.

4. Why would people in Alexandra sometimes clasp their wrists together?
(a) To indicate that someone had been arrested.
(b) To signal that they needed peace and quiet.
(c) To ask what time it was.
(d) To begin a yoga session.

5. For what crime was the author arrested?
(a) Making an illegal U-turn.
(b) Speeding.
(c) Driving a car without registration.
(d) Murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the author have trouble fitting in with his white classmates at Sandingham?

2. How does the author describe his dating life when he was in grade 9 at Sandingham?

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

4. Why was the author allowed to bond with the more popular boys during grade 9?

5. How did the mothers of Alexandra feel about the author and his fellow "cheese boys"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What geographical explanation does the author give when he states that "it's physically impossible for [Alexandra] to change" (201)?

2. What happened to the Khoisan tribe after Europeans colonized South Africa?

3. What attribute of the author's aided him in his business fetching lunch for people but also prevented his romantic success?

4. What difference does the author see between German education around the Holocaust and South African education around apartheid?

5. Why did Abel initially agree to loan the author his BMW?

6. How multilingual is South Africa?

7. What was the purpose of the event where the author and his crew got in trouble for chanting Hitler's name?

8. Why did the author think it made sense for Mayelene to leave him and date Lorenzo instead?

9. How does the author describe his early thoughts about his victims when he starts a life of crime in the story "The Cheese Boys"?

10. Which racial group accepted the author as soon as he enrolled in Sandingham High School?

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