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Born A Crime - Chapters 7 & 8 Review

Quiz by Barbara Franks

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  • Q1
    In the foreword to the story "Fufi," how does the author explain his observation that most black people in Africa dislike cats?
    Cats are associated with witchcraft.
    Cats carry disease.
    The author explains that distaste for cats is actually an ugly stereotype that does not match his observations.
    Cats are annoying.
    30s
  • Q2
    Why did the author think it was ironic when a black security guard was convicted of animal abuse for killing a cat on live TV?
    Traditionally, security guards in South Africa keep cats as helpers.
    The security guard came from a long line of cat breeders.
    White people were horrified by the animal abuse yet were silent about violence against black humans during apartheid.
    The author believes cats would do much worse things to humans if they were in charge instead.
    30s
  • Q3
    What happened to the cats that Patricia adopted after moving to Eden Park?
    They got sick and had to be put down.
    They were mutilated.
    They ran away.
    They had too many kittens.
    30s
  • Q4
    According to the author, how do white people treat dogs in South Africa?
    They treat them like tools.
    They treat them like children.
    They treat them like peers.
    They treat them like alarm systems.
    30s
  • Q5
    According to the author, how do black people treat dogs in South Africa?
    They treat them like children
    They treat them like toys
    They treat them like alarm systems.
    They treat them like tools.
    30s
  • Q6
    What did the vet reveal to the author about his dog, Fufi, after she died?
    Fufi died of natural causes.
    Fufi was actually a coyote
    Fufi had been pregnant.
    Fufi was deaf.
    30s
  • Q7
    What did the author believe about the dog Fufi before the vet looked at Fufi's corpse?
    He believed Fufi was stoic.
    He believed Fufi was stupid.
    He believed Fufi was the kindest dog in the world.
    He believed Fufi was a genius.
    30s
  • Q8
    How would Fufi escape the author's yard?
    She would crawl through a small tunnel.
    She would beg and whine until passers by let her out.
    She would jump over the fence.
    She would sneak through a broken gate.
    30s
  • Q9
    How did the author respond when another boy claimed that Fufi was his dog?
    He cussed the kid out
    He pretended to let the boy keep Fufi, then kidnapped her under cover of night.
    He allowed the boy to keep Fufi full-time.
    He negotiated shared custody of the dog
    30s
  • Q10
    Why did the author cry after he and Patricia retrieved Fufi?
    He cried because Fufi bit him
    He cried because Fufi loved another boy.
    He cried because Patricia was so impatient with him.
    He cried because the other boy gave him a vicious cussing out.
    30s
  • Q11
    Why was the author surprised when Patricia insisted that he go see his father?
    Patricia hated the author's father.
    The author thought his father was dead.
    The author and his father had not spoken in ten years and the author assumed they would never speak again.
    The author did not know who his father was.
    30s
  • Q12
    Why was the author unable to call his father "dad" growing up?
    The author had a speech impediment and could not pronounce the word "dad."
    It would reveal that his father had slept with a black woman.
    The author never met his father
    His dad did not want a child cramping his style.
    30s
  • Q13
    What was unusual about the steakhouse that Robert opened?
    It was racially integrated.
    It only served Indian people.
    It put on a talent show where the author performed every night.
    They served zebra steaks.
    30s
  • Q14
    Why did Robert's steakhouse close?
    The government insisted that he needed to have separate toilets for every racial category.
    They received a health code violation
    Robert closed it after changing his mind about apartheid.
    Robert ran out of money
    30s
  • Q15
    Why does the author think Santa Claus is unpopular in Africa?
    African parents do not want to give a fat white man credit for their gifts.
    Christmas in Africa does not include gift giving.
    Christianity is unpopular in Africa.
    Belief in Santa is seen as a form of idolatry.
    30s

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