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Section 1: A Country Childhood - Chapters 1- 8

1. What is the colloquial meaning of Nelson's African name?
(a) President.
(b) Troublemaker.
(c) Prophet.
(d) Lifegiver.

2. How many wives does Nelson's father have?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 19.
(d) 3.

3. What do the people of Nelson's village call corn?
(a) Mealies.
(b) Co-Co.
(c) Yummies.
(d) Mimmsie.

4. How old is Nelson when he becomes a herd boy?
(a) 11.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 13.

5. What religion is Nelson baptized into?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Lutheran.

6. Who gives Nelson his English name?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) Miss Mdingane.
(d) The Mbekela brothers.

7. How old is Nelson when his father dies?
(a) 5.
(b) 15.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

8. Who is Justice?
(a) Nelson's maid.
(b) Nelson's slave.
(c) The regent's son.
(d) Nelson's teacher.

9. How old is Nelson when he gets circumcised?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 16.

10. What do the boys bury after their circumscision in Chapter 4?
(a) Their hair.
(b) Their foreskin.
(c) Their own blood.
(d) Their childhood toys.

Section 2: Johannesburg - Chapter 9-10

11. What is the name of the Gold Mine that Nelson goes to in Chapter 9?
(a) Gold and Diamond Mines.
(b) Crown Mines.
(c) Royal Mines.
(d) Sample Mines.

12. Who is Piliso?
(a) The lawyer who helps Justice.
(b) The policeman who arrests Nelson.
(c) The chief or headman in charge of the mines.
(d) The friend who helps Nelson move.

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