Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Noah’s mother was deeply Christian, but his grandmother adhered to what system of belief?

A) Xhosa beliefs of ancestor worship and communication

B) Zulu beliefs of ancestor worship and communication

C) Bapedi beliefs of ancestor worship and communication

D) Tsonga beliefs of ancestor worship and communication

2. Noah likens his relationship with his mother to that of what famous cartoon duo?

A) Bert and Ernie

B) Shaggy and Scooby

C) Tom and Jerry

D) Pinky and the Brain

3. During South African apartheid, the government required all people to register their race (Chapter 2). Which of the following is NOT a legal category of race, per this system?

A) “Black”

B) “Colored”

C) “White”

D) “Tribal”

4. Early in their relationship, what was the proposition that Noah’s mother (Patricia) made to Noah’s father (Robert) that convinced him to impregnate her even though he did not want to have children.

A) If Robert impregnates her, Patricia will pay him one third of her ICI salary for the next year.

B) If Robert impregnates her, Patricia will never tell a soul who the real father is—not even her family or closest friends.

C) If Robert impregnates her, Patricia will not ask Robert’s help in raising the child.

D) If Robert impregnates her, Patricia will pretend it is an immaculate conception, to garner them both wealth and fame.