BAC The Second Girl (Chap.5)

Where did Nelson Mandela and Steve Biko go to school?

• Government-run Bantu schools.

• Schools founded by British missionaries.

• They went to school overseas.

• They did not go to school.

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What answer did Patricia give when the author asked her why she chose to give birth to him?

• She had him by accident.

• She wanted someone that would love her whom she could love in return.

• She had him out of love for his father.

• She had him to spite the apartheid regime.

Where did Patricia move at age nine?

• She ran away from her family entirely.

• She moved in with her mother.

• She moved in with her aunt.

• She moved in with her father.

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Why was Patricia allowed to stay on the farm at age nine?

• Her aunt kept her on the farm out of the kindness of her heart.

• She was kept on the farm to work.

• Her aunt kept her on the farm to protect her from their parents.

• Her aunt kept her on the farm to keep an eye on her.

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To what was Patricia referring when she spoke of "the black tax"?

• The need to spend one's working life making up for that which was pillaged from one's ancestors.

• A special tax Afrikaners had to pay after apartheid to provide reparations to black people.

• The tendency of white employers to illegally steal the wages of black employees during apartheid.

• An official government tax paid only by black people.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

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What does the name Nombuyiselo mean?

• "She who gives back."

• "A builder of ships."

• "The Fixer."

• "She who popped out of nowhere."

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CCSS.RL.1.10

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How does the author explain his remark that he and his mother "weren't just mother and son"?

• "We were a team."

• "She was like my boss."

• "We never got along at all."

• "I was like her savior."

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What were the two main things Patricia would spend money on when her son was growing up?

• Fancy cars and designer shoes.

• Electronics and jewels.

• Clothes and furniture.

• Food and books.

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Why does the author say he never felt poor when living alone with Patricia?

• They had lots of money.

• They were just grateful that apartheid was ending.

• Everyone around them was even poorer.

• Their lives were rich with experience.

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What does the author say is impressive about the timing of his mother's decision to have him?

• She chose to have him at a time when the world's population was increasing.

• She chose to have him even though it would have been very expensive at the time.

• She chose to have him even though she could still remember her mistreatment by the hands of her own family.

• She chose to have him before she knew apartheid would end.

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