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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 13-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tengo give to Dr. and Mrs. Miller in appreciation for the books they had sent him?
(a) Paintings.
(b) Money.
(c) Fresh figs.
(d) Clay sculptures.

2. Tengo stops studying and feels __________________.
(a) Lost.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Happy.
(d) Stupid.

3. Who is angry when learning about Tengo's desire to go to school?
(a) Dr. Miller.
(b) Mrs. Miller.
(c) The oubaas.
(d) Frikkie.

4. How many children has Tengo's mother lost?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. What does a soldier force Tengo to do at the school gates?
(a) Get inside the school gates.
(b) Put on a gas mask.
(c) Hand over his backpack.
(d) Return home.

Short Answer Questions

1. When schools reopen, they are closed again soon afterward because __________________________.

2. What does Tengo's mother ask Joseph's mother to send?

3. Tengo's mood changes ___________________________.

4. With whom will Tengo live while attending school in Johannesburg?

5. How does Tengo leave the schoolyard?

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