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Describe who Trevor Noah is in two ways.
Author, "colored"/interracial baby, comedian, born during Apartheid, son of Patricia and Robert. Brother to Andrew & Isaac. Etc.
Describe who Patricia is in two ways. Can you use vocab? 50 Extra Credit points each.
Obstinant; mother of Trevor, Andrew, Isaac; relationship with Robert (white), married/divorced Abel; physically disciplinarian with Trevor/ Etc.
Describe South Africa. Each vocab word is 50 points extra credit.
Apartheid is segregation of all ethnicities/races/colors, Bantustans, Townships
What is "apartheid"?
system of segregation and discrimination in South Africa based on race and ethnicity
Why is the title of the book "Born a Crime"? Vocab 50 points extra credit each.
Because Trevor Noah was the result of a physical relationship between a black and a white person; interracial babies were illegal in South Africa.
How do you think having a strong sense of humor helped Trevor with the events he experienced?
Possible: Coping mechanism, find humor in bad things so they don't feel so horrid, support himself as a comedian based on his life experiences, etc
Trevor used dialogue throughout the book. Why? How does dialogue help a reader?
Dialogue can show us how a person speaks, how they respond and react to others, and shows how they think.
What is the SETTING of the book?
South Africa: bantustans, townships, and cities.
Identify the 5 key characters from Trevor's family by name.
Patricia (mom), Robert (dad), Abel (stepdad), Andrew (1/2 bro), Isaac (1/2 bro). (Koko = 50 pts)
Why is this type of book called a "memoir"?
It is about Trevor's important memories of his past, from his perspective.
Describe the repetition of events with the South African police.
They repeatedly would not allow Patricia to file a report against Abel.
What is a word that uses "a-", a prefix that means NOT
Anomaly, Apugilistic, etc
What is a word that uses suffix -ology meaning "study/science of"?
biology, geology, etc
What is a word that uses the prefix inter- meaning between?
Interracial, intergalactic, etc
How was segregation in the United States different from Apartheid in South Africa?
US only separated whites from all others, two groups. South Africa separated all groups from each other: whites, blacks, mixed, Indian, etc. (Apartheid lasted until 1990s. In the US, segregation was determined unconstitutional by the landmark 1965 Civil Rights cases.)
What is the difference between Bantustans and Townships?
What is something worth being pugilistic for? Something I would be pugilistic for is _____ because...
varies... Chocolate, the front seat, winning a Uno, etc
What/who is more pernicious: Apartheid or Abel?
_____ is more pernicious because...
varies--convince us to earn points.
What is an ideology one of the characters in the book had? An ideology from the book is...
varies. Apartheid, misogyny (women not cared about in South Africa by police/society), religion--Patricia's and Catholic Church, Segregation being stupid (Robert), pirating CDs isn't illegal, otherwise they wouldn't have technology to put new music on a blank CD (Trevor). etc.
What was an incoherent event in the book? An incoherent event in the book was...
Varies
Describe a key moment in the book where a character demonstrated obstinancy. A moment of obstinancy was when...
Possible: Patricia trying to protect family from Abel & his gun; Patricia wouldn't give up on Abel & his car biz/marriage; Patricia wouldn't let Trevor live like segregation was everywhere--they adventured & explored; Trevor's responses by letter to Patricia, etc
Describe a possible ramification for Trevor by publishing this book of anecdotes of his life. A possible ramification for publishing this book could be...
Ex: exposing his mom's violence, grandpa's violence to grandma, poverty of his childhood, admitting the naughty things he did, etc
Describe a moment there was an anomaly in the book. An anomaly in the book was when...
Describe how Trevor could be a chameleon while growing up. Trevor could be a chameleon by...
ex: getting to know all the groups at school that he bought snacks for; he was super smart but also stupid by shoplifting & getting Teddy busted; he was a cheeseman, but he also worked in the ghetto; etc.
Describe a key predicament in the book. A key predicament in the book was when...
ex: Patricia being shot, Teddy in trouble for shoplifting but Trevor wasn't, Trevor being arrested for driving one of Abel's junker cars with bad plates, Trevor's time in jail with tough characters, Trevor pooping on the floor near Koko, etc