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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. Why is Tengo happy about the chance to continue his education?
(a) It is all he has ever wanted.
(b) He will get a travel gift from his family.
(c) He will be able to run the farm.
(d) He will be able to stay in Johannesburg.

2. Tengo no longer has to choose between his people and _________________.
(a) Status.
(b) Religion.
(c) Himself.
(d) Money.

3. What does Frikkie have difficulty in accepting when he realizes that Tengo is gone?
(a) Farm work.
(b) Change.
(c) Politics.
(d) Jobs.

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

5. What job does Tengo do for the Millers?
(a) Valet.
(b) Domestic.
(c) Gardener.
(d) Cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which girl from his class does Tengo study?

2. What does Tengo now know about Joseph?

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

4. Joseph tells Tengo that one day blacks will take over the _____________________.

5. Who is the head of the organization Tengo is asked to join?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Tengo's need to make a choice a sad and unfair situation?

2. How does Tengo act when Frikke comes to the farm for another school vacation?

3. What decision does Tengo struggle with after the school closes?

4. What arises which makes Tengo lose focus on his studies?

5. Who is Elijah and what groups does he invite Tengo to join?

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

7. What does Frikkie have to do after completing his education and what does he learn about Tengo's plans for schooling?

8. What do the protesters think the students should do and how does Tengo feel about it?

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

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

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