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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Johannesburg - Chapter 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religion is Lazar Sidelsky?
(a) Atheist.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Jewish.

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

3. Why does Nelson march with Gaur in 1943?
(a) To protest the new land laws in Alexandra.
(b) In support of the Alexandra bus boycott.
(c) As a symbolic gesture to join the Communist Party.
(d) In support of the National Party.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the people of Nelson's village call corn?

2. Who is Piliso?

3. What item does the watchman find in Nelson's suitcase in Chapter 9?

4. How old is Nelson when his father dies?

5. Who is Justice?

(see the answer key)

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