Patricia
Cheese Boys
Characters
Random Book Trivia
Maryland Trivia
100

What is the name of Patricia's abusive partner?

Abel

100

Who's idea was it to make CD mixes and sell them instead of just copying the whole CD?

Bongani

100

Who's relationship is described by Trevor as "between a cop and a criminal in the movies."

Trevor and his mom.

100

The name of the friend Trevor had that caused confusion and disgust at the King David Jewish school.

Hitler.

100

This city in Maryland is where a famous poet died mysteriously. (Double points for naming the poet).

Baltimore (Edgar Allen Poe).

200

What is Patricia's tribe?

Xhosa

200

What was Trevor's favourite food to buy with his earnings from the Cheese Boy businesses?

McDonald's

200

What is Trevor's father's first name?

Robert

200

The name of the girl Trevor thought he was dating but they spoke no similar languages.

Babiki

200

Maryland's state bird.

The Baltimore Oriole.

300

Give four adjectives to describe Patricia.

Religious, kind, rebellious, independent.


(Stubborn, caring, tough, brave, etc.)

300

In which neighbourhood does Bongani and the Cheese boys live?

Alexandra

300

Trevor has two brothers. We learned the name of one of them in the first chapter. What is it?

Andrew (his other brother's name is Isaac).

300

Name two of the places that Trevor grew up in South Africa.

Soweto, Eden Park, Highlands North

300

The capital of Maryland.

Annapolis.
400

Patricia's reaction when Trevor came home covered in mulberry juices.

She laughed in relief that he was not physically hurt.

400

What was the business that made the most profit for the Cheese Boys?

Loans and interest.

400

Who is Trevor's friend who is always getting Trevor into difficult situations, like pretending he's an American rapper and pushing him on stage? (The same one that set him up with a prom date that didn't speak English).

Tom

400

How does Trevor say that most Black people in South Africa choose their children's names?

By using names heard through the news like celebrities, politicians, or easy to pronounce European names.

400

Which county holds "Greenbelt?"

Prince George's County.

500

What does Patricia's Xhosa name mean? 

"She who gives back."

500

What is a Cheese Boy?

The name for kids that came from families with enough money to have cheese. They weren't "hood" enough. Similar to being "bougie."

500

What was the name of Trevor's friend who takes the blame for stealing alcoholic chocolate from a store?

Teddy.

500

What rights and/or privilege does money allow for according to Trevor?

The right to freedom and power of choices/options in day to day life and activities.

500

Baltimore is home to one of the first permanent monuments to which U.S. president?

George Washington

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