Vocabulary
Chapters 1-2
Chapters 1-2
Quick and light in movement or action; Quick to comprehend.
WHAT IS...
Nimble?
A program that is broadcast at the same time on TV and radio.
WHAT IS...
Simulcast?
Identify the protagonist of Born A Crime.
WHAT IS...
Trevor Noah?
Trevor refers to himself as a ______________ in Chapter 4, due to his ability to blend in by using language.
WHAT IS...
Chameleon?
Identify the narrative point of view in Born A Crime.
WHAT IS...
1st Person POV?
A spell of difficult, tiring work or traveling
HINT: "The __________ to Abu Dhabi was unexpected, but so much fun!"
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Slog?Wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos.
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Pandemonium?
Trevor's mother adheres to (aka follows) which of the following philosophies/religions?
WHAT IS...
Christianity?
According to Trevor, this is a good tool for dismantling racist ideologies.
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Language?
This is the reason that Trevor calls himself a chameleon.
WHAT IS...
He fits in with everyone and speaks many languages?
A collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject, especially in a book or another publication.
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Compendium?
Someone who is rough and noisy is referred to as...
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Boisterous?
The problem with church, according to Trevor Noah is...
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The number of busses it takes to get there/How long it takes to travel to and from church?
Patricia's father's name is...
WHAT IS...
Temperance Noah?
What Trevor meant in Chapter 4 when he said he had "seen his country for the first time" (Noah).
WHAT IS...
That he saw segregation that underpinned SA society for the first time, because he'd been sheltered from it before then?
Black South Africans at the time wanted nothing more than to __________ (forcibly put an end to) Apartheid.
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Quell?
WHAT IS...
Shaped into wavy folds or alternating furrows and ridges?
Afrikkaners are...
WHAT ARE...
Dutch settlers in South Africa?
In Bantu schools established by the apartheid government, a student learned in what language?
WHAT IS...
Their home language?
After switching schools, Trevor chose to identify with the Black kids because...
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He finally felt like he fit in. With the Black kids, "I could just be" (Noah)?
WHAT IS...
A person who lives outside their native country?
The definition of an anomaly.
WHAT IS...
A deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form; Something abnormal that doesn't fit in?
Trevor's brother's name is...
WHAT IS...
Andrew?
"She went gallivanting with him on his manic misadventures. She'd tag along when he'd go drinking in the shebeens" (Noah).
Based on this excerpt, shebeens are...
WHAT ARE...
Bars?
An example of a time where Trevor received preferrential treatment from his family.
WHAT IS...
Various Answers?