Now is the time for running
What does Deo find out after Angel calls the phone number for his father?
His father no longer works at the truck company
The brother of the main character in the novel, "Now Is the Time For Running" is _.
Innocent
What action scares away the hyenas?
Innocent blows a whistle
What evidence shows that Innocent has become friends with Patson?
Innocent lets Patson listen to his radio
Where do Innocent and Deo go with Philiani?
Into Johanesburg
What happens to Ahmed's (the shop owner) shop?
It is vandalized and looted by the men of Alexandra
Which character is MOST closely described below? - man-sized hands - head of dreadlocks like thick black mamba snakes - bare feet like blocks of cement
Mai Maria
What does Innocent "always remember" that will help them find their father?
Numbers
At the beginning of Part II (Chapter 14), where are the two brothers working?
Picking tomatoes at a tomato farm
What do the brothers do for fun in the village of Khomele?
Play soccer
Where are Deo and Innocent headed when they leave Captain Washington's house in Bikita?
South africa
What do the boys learn about for the first time next to the Nelson Mandela bridge?
The World Cup Soccer is in South Africa
Who are people referring to when they say "these refugees are causing too much trouble."?
The lions of Zimbabwe
Which of the following is the home country of the two main character brothers?
Zimbabwe
What is the Chipango?
Zimbabwe's Youth Party
Who is Lennox?
a guide for Mai Maria
Deo is saved from the streets
by Salie (the soccer coach)
What is Innocent's job when he and Deo begin living under the bridge?
caring for Tespo and Rasta (the little children)
What are the Ghuma-ghuma?
criminal gang that preys on refugees
What does Deo make Innnocent do that scares off the Chipango at Captain Washington's house?
have a seizure or "fit" saying he has rabies
What happens to Lennox at the end of the journey?
he goes back to start the journey again
What do we know about Innocent by the time he and Deo get to Bikita?
he is handicap with some type of special needs
How does Deo deal with what happens to Innocent?
he turns to drugs (glue-sniffing)
Where do Deo and Innocent hide when the truck is stopped?
in the truck cabin behind a panel
What do the men of Alexandra want to do to the "KwereKwere"?
kill them
What two things do the boys give Mai Maria as payment for passage to South Africa?
money and shoes
The phrase "now is the time for running" comes from the time spent in ___________.
the animal game reserve
According to Mai Maria, why is it better to cross the Limpopo River in the dark?
the crocodiles are sleeping
Why can Deo run no further when he gets to Safe Haven?
there is only the sea beyond the refugee camp
What piece of information convinces Mai Maria to help the boys pass to South Africa?
they know Captain Washington
RWhat happens to the brothers when they reach Beitbridge?
they play soccer with a group of kids
Why does Deo go back to the bridge?
to find Innocent
What did Deo and Innocent love doing at Captain Washington's house?
watching soccer on the television
What is inflation?
when prices go up on products due to low supply and high demand
What does the main character take with him when he leaves Gutu?
A soccer ball
Why do the soldiers come to the town of Gutu?
All of the above
What do the soldiers do to the main character' brother?
Beat him up
Why doesn't the main character tell his brother about amai and Grandpa Longdrop's death?
Because he wants to protect his brother from sadness
The main character of the novel, "Now Is the Time For Running" is _.
Deo
Who is Mr. Goniwe?
Deo and Innocent's father
Why do Innocent and Deo leave the Flying Tomato farm?
Deo is worried that Innocent's "secret" will be discovered
Deo refuses to play soccer for the Street Soccer World Cup team.
False
The brothers are forced to sleep ALONE in the cold at the end of Chapter 9.
False
What is xenophobia?
Fear of foreigners, particularly refugees
The border to South Africa is closed when they arrive in Beitbridge
True
What happened to Patson and his father?
They get arrested by the police because they are reported by the farm owners
Why do the adult men of Khomele hate "the lions of Zimbabwe"?
They say these refugees are stealing their jobs and food
Where does Innocent end up leading Deo by the end of Chapter 17?
To a refugee group under a bridge
Where do Gawalia and Deo go to seek safety from the riots/violence?
To the police station