1 What do the residents of Guguletu call the township? Guguula Guguleta Gugulabo Goggles 2 What does Gugulabo mean? Their Joy Their Lies Their Pride Their Fault 3 What work was Amy Biehl doing in South Africa? Sexual education She was vacationing Helping prepare the country for a democratic election Studying at the University 4 What is another name Mxolisi is given at birth? Michael Mxoli Prinicipe Robert 5 Who is Mama kaSiziwe? Nada Mandisa Siziwe None of the above 6 Who is Tata kaMandisa? Mandisa Mandisa's father Mandisa's uncle None of the Above 7 What previous good deed of Mxolisi's involving a young girl does Mandisa recall in chapter 9? He falls in love with a girl He saves a girl from being raped He lets a girl in to his clique of boys He shares his food with a hungry girl 8 What do the Xhosa people do in response to the prospect of the colonization of South Africa? They cut all of their hair They sacrifice all of their cattle They banish all of their female children They don't do anything 9 Where does Amy's mother find glory, according to Mandisa? In that her loss comes with no sense of personal shame In that her daughter was a good person with a kind soul In that she can, from this point, never do wrong in her life again None of the above 10 What "adult" topics does Stella talk to a young Mandisa about? Alcohol and partying China and cute boys from their childhood Sex, pregnancy and abortions None of the above 11 What is unusual about Mandisa's pregnancy? Mandisa was only pregnant for 5 months It occurred when she was still a child It occurred without penetrative sex None of the above 12 Which of the following does Mandisa recall calling her son and his friends? Our Warriors The Young Lions Jellyfish The Politicized Young 13 Who are the boers? Politicians All white people in South Africa They are a type of pig Descendants of the original Afrikaans settlers in South Africa 14 Why does Mandisa stop going to school? She becomes pregnant There aren't enough spots for her She drops out The schools teach false history 15 Which of the following is a theme of the novel? Motherhood Shame Chance All of the Above 16 What is the scene in which the policemen kicks the jacket an important allegory of? The senseless violence with which the police treat black people The poverty which black people must endure, that leaves them without clothing often The powerlessness of black people in the face of the oppressive white settlers None of the above 17 What food does Mxolisi ask his mother for on the morning of the murder? Beef Eggs Juice Cereal 18 What nickname does Mrs. Nelson call Mandisa? Man-man Mandy Melanie None of the above 19 Which of the following best describes Amy Biehl? A good friend Compassionate Engaged in the community she is helping All of the above 20 Which of the following best encompasses how Mandisa describes her son? A follower Ungrateful of his mother Lazy, spends too much time "gadding about" Cruel and heartless 21 Why does Mandisa feel that she is better than other women who had children around her age? She is a good mother She was a virgin She forces her children to go to school She was in love with Mxolisi's father 22 What is the mob chanting as it attacks Amy's car? They weren't chanting, they were senselessly yelling "Down with the government" "One Settler, One Bullet" "Whites are dogs" 23 What is the effect of personifying Gugueltu? The dire state of the township mimics that of its residents It allows for the use of vivid imagery It helps young Mandisa cope with the move None of the above 24 What is Mandisa's intention in writing to Amy Biehl's mother? To make Amy's mother feel bad for grieving To justify her son's actions To alleviate her own guilt To describe the human callousness that made what happen to Amy possible 25 At what points of her life is Mandisa faced with scrutiny from her community? At the time of Amy's murder At the time of her pregnancy When China abandons his family All of the above
