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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. Tengo is faced with making a choice that leaves him indecisive and __________________.
(a) Depressed.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Hopeful.
(d) Angry.

2. What does Tengo no longer notice in Johannesburg?
(a) Crowded streets.
(b) The sounds of the city.
(c) Traffic jams.
(d) Street lamps.

3. Why does Tengo desperately want an education?
(a) He wants a good salary.
(b) It is the foundation for a political career.
(c) It is the only way he can change his life.
(d) He would like the prestige.

4. What causes Tengo to lose focus at school?
(a) Financial worries.
(b) The student uprisings.
(c) A new girlfriend.
(d) A noisy neighbor.

5. What do protesters throw at the soldier?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Oranges.
(d) Books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Tengo hesitate when he arrives at school that day?

2. Why does Frikkie want life to stay the same?

3. Where does Frikkie go for a brief vacation after his military training?

4. What happens when Frikkie comes for another vacation at the farm?

5. Life staying familiar is ____________________ for Frikkie.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Claire share with Tengo about an integrated community and what is Joseph's opinion of it?

2. How much time has passed since the last chapter and what does Tengo no longer note about living in Johannesburg?

3. What does Tengo think about what the protesters believe the whites will never allow blacks to have?

4. What does Tengo learn about Joseph and the organization with which he is associated?

5. Why does Tengo have to ignore his mother's feelings before he departs for school?

6. What do the oubaas notice about Tengo's mood in Chapter 7?

7. How does Tengo get caught up in the protests at the school?

8. With whom does Tengo continue his studies after the schools reopen?

9. What are Frikkie and Tengo doin in their lives now that they are seventeen-years-old?

10. Where is Tengo finally allowed to go to school and why does this make the oubaas angry?

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