Characters
Who were Trevor's parents?
Patricia and Robert
What does living in poverty teach Trevor?
Not to take things for granted.
What was the name of at least one of the girls he liked?
Babiki
Maylene
Johanna
Zaheera
What was Trevor considered in terms of race?
Trevor was colored.
What were Trevor's brothers names?
Andrew and Isaac.
Who was Hitler?
Hitler was Trevor's dancing friend.
What does Trevor learn from spending time in the Ghetto?
He learns that people have different ways of earning a living.
Why did Teddy get in trouble?
Because he shoplifted luxury chocolate.
Why was Trevor told not to go outside?
Because Trevor was colored and Patricia was not supposed to have a colored kid.
How many African languages can Trevor speak?
Trevor can speak eight languages.
Who was Abel and why was he significant?
Abel was Trevor's stepfather who abused his family.
What did Patricia mean when she said "The world doesn't love you."?
She meant that the world is unforgiving.
What illegal media did Trevor sell?
He sold pirated CD's.
What was Apartheid?
A policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race in South Africa.
What was the main difference between the Xhosa and the Zulu?
The Xhosa were more intellectual and the Zulu were fighters.
Who was Teddy?
Teddy was Trevor's partner in crime, and who got arrested.
Why did Trevor feel like he never fully fit in?
Because Trevor was colored. Not fully black, and not fully white.
Why did Abel shoot Patricia?
Because Abel thought Trevor's family took everything away from him.
What was the "Bloodless Revolution" and why was it ironic?
The bloodless revolution was at the end of Apartheid and it was very bloody.
Why wouldn't Trevor's grandmother hit him?
She was afraid of the colors that Trevor made when he was hit.
Who were the Cheese Boys?
They were considered "rich" because they could afford to put cheese on bread.
What lesson does Trevor learn with Fufi and Babiki?
You can't own things just because you like them.
Why did Trevor go to jail?
He stole a car.
What was the Immorality Act of 1927?
It prevented black men and women from being with white men and women.
Why did Patricia not act like Trevor's mother at the grocery store?
He was constantly asking about a candy apple.