Question 1

In the foreword to the story "Fufi," how does the author explain his observation that most black people in Africa dislike cats?

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Cats are associated with witchcraft.

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Cats carry disease.

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The author explains that distaste for cats is actually an ugly stereotype that does not match his observations.

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Cats are annoying.

Question 2

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?

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White people were horrified by the animal abuse yet were silent about violence against black humans during apartheid.

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Traditionally, security guards in South Africa keep cats as helpers.

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The security guard came from a long line of cat breeders.

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The author believes cats would do much worse things to humans if they were in charge instead.

Question 3

What happened to the cats that Patricia adopted after moving to Eden Park?

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They were mutilated.

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They got sick and had to be put down.

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They ran away.

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They had too many kittens.

Question 4

According to the author, how do white people treat dogs in South Africa?

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They treat them like children.

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They treat them like tools.

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They treat them like peers.

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They treat them like alarm systems.

Question 5

According to the author, how do black people treat dogs in South Africa?

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They treat them like alarm systems.

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They treat them like children

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They treat them like toys

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They treat them like tools.

Question 6

What did the vet reveal to the author about his dog, Fufi, after she died?

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Fufi was deaf.

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Fufi died of natural causes.

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Fufi was actually a coyote

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Fufi had been pregnant.

Question 7

What did the author believe about the dog Fufi before the vet looked at Fufi's corpse?

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He believed Fufi was stupid.

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He believed Fufi was stoic.

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He believed Fufi was the kindest dog in the world.

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He believed Fufi was a genius.

Question 8

How would Fufi escape the author's yard?

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She would jump over the fence.

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She would crawl through a small tunnel.

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She would beg and whine until passers by let her out.

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She would sneak through a broken gate.

Question 9

How did the author respond when another boy claimed that Fufi was his dog?

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He cussed the kid out

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He pretended to let the boy keep Fufi, then kidnapped her under cover of night.

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He allowed the boy to keep Fufi full-time.

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He negotiated shared custody of the dog

Question 10

Why did the author cry after he and Patricia retrieved Fufi?

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He cried because Fufi loved another boy.

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He cried because Fufi bit him

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He cried because Patricia was so impatient with him.

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He cried because the other boy gave him a vicious cussing out.

Question 11

Why was the author surprised when Patricia insisted that he go see his father?

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The author and his father had not spoken in ten years and the author assumed they would never speak again.

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Patricia hated the author's father.

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The author thought his father was dead.

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The author did not know who his father was.

Question 12

Why was the author unable to call his father "dad" growing up?

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It would reveal that his father had slept with a black woman.

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The author had a speech impediment and could not pronounce the word "dad."

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The author never met his father

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His dad did not want a child cramping his style.

Question 13

What was unusual about the steakhouse that Robert opened?

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It was racially integrated.

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It only served Indian people.

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It put on a talent show where the author performed every night.

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They served zebra steaks.

Question 14

Why did Robert's steakhouse close?

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The government insisted that he needed to have separate toilets for every racial category.

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They received a health code violation

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Robert closed it after changing his mind about apartheid.

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Robert ran out of money

Question 15

Why does the author think Santa Claus is unpopular in Africa?

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African parents do not want to give a fat white man credit for their gifts.

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Christmas in Africa does not include gift giving.

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Christianity is unpopular in Africa.

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Belief in Santa is seen as a form of idolatry.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the author lost touch with Robert when he was 13?

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Robert alienated him by sharing a dark secret.

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The author was a teenager and was distracted by video games and computers.

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Robert had moved to Cape Town

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Patricia's husband, Abel, did not want Robert around.

Question 17

How did the author track Robert down after his mother instructed him to do so?

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He contacted the Swiss embassy.

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He searched Cape Town on foot.

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He consulted a local shaman.

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He released an ad in the newspaper.

Question 18

What did Robert show the author after the author tracked him down in Cape Town?

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A photo album tracking the author's career.

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A shiny new car.

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A forged birth certificate accurately listing Robert as the author's father.

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He released an ad in the newspaper.

Question 19

What did the author do to get to know his father better after their reunion in Cape Town?

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He interviewed him.

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He spied on him.

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He had him fill out a questionnaire.

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He hired a private investigator.

Question 20

What did the author say he had learned about Robert after they spent the weekend together?

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He learned that Robert was secretive.

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He learned that Robert was humble.

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He learned that Robert was a jerk.

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He learned that Robert was wise.

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