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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the author live as a child?
(a) South America.
(b) Italy.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Canada.

2. What is Tengo's attitude about his life right now?
(a) He is happy.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is hopeful.
(d) He is frustrated.

3. What is Tengo's ethnicity?
(a) Asian.
(b) White.
(c) Hispanic.
(d) Black.

4. Who is Sissie?
(a) Frikkie's school mate.
(b) Frikkie's sister.
(c) Tengo's teacher.
(d) Frikkie's mother.

5. Where is Tengo when Frikkie tries to find him to say goodbye?
(a) In bed with a fever.
(b) The next village.
(c) The library.
(d) A neighboring farm.

6. What do Tengo and Frikkie do at the river?
(a) Skip rocks.
(b) Build a raft.
(c) Swim.
(d) Fish.

7. Who is Oom Koos?
(a) A metal worker.
(b) A shopkeeper.
(c) A fisherman.
(d) The oubaas.

8. What is in the box that arrives for Tengo?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Books.

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

10. Oubaas and his wife think that Tengo's desire for education will lead to _____________.
(a) A respectable overseer.
(b) A political position.
(c) Trouble.
(d) A writing career.

11. In the oubaas' story, Tengo's ancestors are made out to be __________________.
(a) Patriots.
(b) Killers.
(c) Educators.
(d) Warriors.

12. What is a kraal?
(a) A pastry.
(b) A plant.
(c) A stockade.
(d) A bird.

13. What happened to Tengo's older sister when she was away at school?
(a) She was attacked on the street.
(b) She got pregnant.
(c) She became ill and died.
(d) She was robbed.

14. Why are Tengo's parents reluctant to let him go to school?
(a) They don't want him to know more than they do.
(b) They need his help at home.
(c) They don't have much money.
(d) His sister died there.

15. What is Frikkie's real name?
(a) Frederick.
(b) Philip.
(c) Richard.
(d) Samuel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is biltong?

2. Who is Timothy?

3. Who is Tengo?

4. Where does Frikkie go when he reluctantly leaves the farm?

5. Where does Frikkie visit during his school break?

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