"The Dare"
What is the fruit commonly mentioned in "The Dare"?
Oranges
What was Jacob's favorite show?
The Lone Ranger
Why was Lily's dad arrested?
Because he was part of an Anti-Apartheid group
What year does the typewriter take place?
1976
What is the name for the group of ANC members who used violent resistance? (short version of the name is fine)
The MKs
When did Apartheid start?
1948
Which Black ethnic group was Nelson Mandela born into?
Xhosa
What was the racial hierarchy in apartheid, from most to least powerful?
White, Indian, Colored, Black/Native
What type of protest did people use to object to pass books?
Burning them
What’s the city that comes up most often in our study of South Africa?
Johannesburg
What is the name of Rebecca's child?
Selo
What was the life-changing event at the end of the story?
Pa was classified as African
What was the reason Caroline and Lily stopped being friends?
Their parents (and they themselves) had different opinions on Apartheid laws
What is the grandmother's name?
Khulu
What is Esi's father's name?
Isaac
When was the Sharpville Massacre?
1960
When was Mandela elected president?
1994
What famously racist "test" was used to determine someone's race?
The pencil test
What is the name people use for Nelson Mandela's most famous speech?
"I am prepared to die"
Where was Nelson Mandela held in prison, for most of his imprisonment?
Robben Island
What year does "The Dare" take place?
1948
What are Jacob's friends' names?
Omar and Billy
Who did Caroline think Uncle Max was?
A burglar
What were the leaflets trying to convince people to do?
To convince parents to not go to work
Who are Esi’s neighbors who also own an adjoining game farm?
The Hendricks
What year did the ANC Bombing Campaign start?
1952
What was Mandela's career, before becoming a full-time activist?
A lawyer
What form of identification did people have to carry or face arrest?
Pass books
What does "ANC" stand for?
African National Congress
What is the city where most government activity of South Africa takes place?
Pretoria
What was the name of the flower Veronica was dared to steal?
Poinsettias
What was the name of the boy (besides Jacob) who received a Lone Ranger costume?
Timothy
Who broke up with Lily, and then what was the name of the new person she befriended instead of Lily?
Caroline, Alice
What were the names of Esther’s 2 friends and collaborators?
Themba and Zinzi
What year does "The Gun" take place?
1985
When was Mandela's trial and famous courtroom speech?
1964
What was Nelson’s Mandela birth name?
Rolihlahla
In what year were mixed race marriages officially prohibited?
1949
What is the non-abbreviated name for the MKs?
uMkhonto weSizwe
Where did Dutch settlers first settle, and what was their first settlement for?
The Cape of Good Hope/Cape Town; an area for restocking ships
What is the name of the drunk neighbor in the story?
Jan Venter
What were the four foods at Jacob’s birthday party?
Crips, his favorite jean beans, chocolate biscuits, and cake
How old was Lily when her father was arrested?
6
What fruit did the police take out of Khulu’s basket and give to his colleagues?
A banana
What kind of car does Mackay own?
A land rover
When was de Klerk elected president?
1989
What’s Mandela’s second wife’s name?
Winnie Mandela
What was the name of the law that segregated people into neighborhoods based on their race?
The Group Areas Act
What were students protesting in 1976?
Classes being taught in Afrikaans
Where did "The Dare" take place?
The Magaliesberg Mountain Range