1 Who narrates Mine Boy? Eliza A third-person omniscient narrator An unnamed first-person narrator Xuma 2 Who is the novel's protagonist? Eliza Johannes Leah Xuma 3 What year was Mine Boy published? 1989 1946 2006 1918 4 Who is the author of Mine Boy? Xuma Paddy O'Shea Peter Abrahams Ruth Yudelowitz 5 Where is Mine Boy primarily set? Vredredorp Hoopvlei Malay Camp and Johannesburg Kenya 6 What does Bantu mean? White Colored Black None of these 7 What type of mine does Xuma work at? Diamond Quartz Gold Coal 8 Who becomes an enemy of Leah? Dladla Eliza Xuma Daddy 9 Who is Xuma's primary love interest? Di Eliza Maisy Leah 10 Who is the Red One? The mine's owner A sunburned mine worker Xuma's boss Paddy None of these 11 What color is the sand extracted from the mines? White Beige Black Silver 12 Where does Xuma come from? Malay Camp The north Hoopvlei Johannesburg 13 What does Dladla brandish at the beginning of the novel? A gun A knife A cane A sword 14 Who takes Xuma in on his first night in Malay Camp? Ma Plank Leah Lena Eliza 15 Which characters fight each other on Xuma's first morning in the city? Maisy and Eliza Leah and Fat Liz Eliza and Leah Lena and Fat Liz 16 What time of night does Xuma arrive in Malay Camp? Midnight One in the morning Two in the morning Three in the morning 17 What does Leah do before letting Xuma into her home? Kisses him Looks him over with a flashlight Tests his strength None of these 18 What is Xuma's first impression of the people he meets at Leah's? They are all drunks They are strange people who believe in nothing They smell very good to him They are strangely friendly 19 What chases Xuma out of his room on the first morning at Leah's? A horsefly Eliza A wasp A bee 20 Who takes Xuma into the city on his first day? J.P. Williamson Joseph Daddy Johannes 21 How much does it cost for Leah to bribe the policeman? Five pounds Twenty dollars Ten dollars Ten pounds 22 Who advises Xuma to stretch out and relax on his first day at the mines? Joseph Paddy Johannes Nana 23 What does Xuma think Eliza looks like? A supermodel A smooth fresh brown flower An actress A statue 24 What technology does Xuma associate with white people? Phones Cars Computers Electric lights 25 Why does Xuma come to Malay Camp? He was told to leave his village To work in the mines To drink To escape his family
