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1.What does Mathabane, the author of the autobiography, say are the first things children learn in the environment in which he lived?
to fight, steal, and rebel
to value education and intelligence
to admire the government and the police
to respect the power of peaceful protest



2.Why did Mathabane's mother ask Granny and Aunt Bushy to come to her house early in the morning?
to teach the boy to read
to help sew new clothes for the boy
to help get the boy to school
to help wash the boy



3.What was the first political obstacle the Mathabanes faced to get their son to school?
overcoming the strict dress codes at the new school
obtaining the boy's birth certificate and other papers
finding a school that would accept the boy
getting the school fee lowered so they could afford the school



4.What does Mathabane's mother value most?
prevention of poverty
equal rights for women
money in the bank
education for her children



5.Why didn’t Mathabane's mother go to school?
She followed tribal traditions that considered educating women unnecessary.
Her family could not afford to send her to school.
She was not interested in going to school.
There were no schools available to her as a child.

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