Kaffir Boy

Where was Mark born?

• Alexandra, SA

• Johannesburg, SA

• Cape Town, SA

• Durban, SA

Apartheid refers to _____.

• tribal laws

• food native to South Africa

• racial segregation

• racial integration

Mark’s family routinely experience all of the following except _____.

• diseases

• superiority

• malnutrition

• helplessness

Mark’s father wants him to go to school.

• True

• False

Mark’s mother wants him to get an education _____.

• so he can leave the country

• to support his family

• so that the neighbors will stop making fun of the family

• So that he will not be poor and suffer as she has done

How does the author’s mother feel about tribal culture?

• she opposes it

• she supports it

• she is unaware of the tradition

• she is indifferent to it

Which of the following is NOT true about Kaffir’s boy father?

• he is irresponsible

• considers his wife poverty

• he is violent

• supports his wife’s decision to educate the boy

The first things learned in Kaffir Boy’s environment included _____.

• fighting

• stealing

• rebelling

• all of the above

Kaffir boy’s mother displays all of these except _____.

• courage

• independence

• cowardice

• empathy

What is the author’s real name?

• Mark Johannes Mathabane

• T'bali Mathabane

• Johannes Mathabane

• MJ Mathabane