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Read the following passage carefully. I have two hopes. One is my name, Thandi, which means hope in my language. All children are a hope for their families and many Ndebele girls are named Hope. If you like, you can call yourself Hope, too, in secret, of course. Especially, if you are a boy, of course. The other hope I have is that at the end of this book I can say “Goodbye friend,” not “Good-bye stranger friend.”I don’t know why, but Ndebele people do not call anything beautiful. Even that the best thing is described as good. All Ndebele women paint their houses and I want you to know, stranger-friend, no one’s house is as good, as my mother’s. She has started to teach me to paint good, very good designs. (Painted House, Friendly Chicken and Me) Now, answer the following questions. 1. What are the two hopes as mentioned by the speaker?2. How are many Ndebele girls named? A) Friend B) Hope C) Thandi3. What do Ndebele people call beautiful? A) They call their houses beautiful. B) They call everything beautiful. C) They do not call anything beautiful.4. ‘Especially, if you are a boy, of course.’ What does this sentence indicate? A) To be born as a boy is a fortunate thing in South Africa. B) Only boys are born in South Africa. C) Boys like to be called Hope.5. Whose house is . better than all other houses?

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1. One is her name, Thandi, which means hope in her language and the second one is she can say ‘Good-bye friend’, not ‘Good-bye stranger-friend’.

2. B) Hope

3. C) They do not call anything beautiful.

4. A) To be born as a boy is a fortunate thing in South Africa.

5. The house of the speaker’s mother



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