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Kaffir Boy

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Mark born?

a)

Alexandra, SA

b)

Johannesburg, SA

c)

Cape Town, SA

d)

Durban, SA

2.

Apartheid refers to _____.

a)

tribal laws

b)

food native to South Africa

c)

racial segregation

d)

racial integration

3.

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

a)

diseases

b)

superiority

c)

malnutrition

d)

helplessness

4.

Mark’s father wants him to go to school.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

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

a)

so he can leave the country

b)

to support his family

c)

so that the neighbors will stop making fun of the family

d)

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

6.

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

a)

she opposes it

b)

she supports it

c)

she is unaware of the tradition

d)

she is indifferent to it

7.

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

a)

he is irresponsible

b)

considers his wife poverty

c)

he is violent

d)

supports his wife’s decision to educate the boy

8.

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

a)

fighting

b)

stealing

c)

rebelling

d)

all of the above

9.

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

a)

courage

b)

independence

c)

cowardice

d)

empathy

10.

What is the author’s real name?

a)

Mark Johannes Mathabane

b)

T'bali Mathabane

c)

Johannes Mathabane

d)

MJ Mathabane