Apartheid
Apartheid was created to do this in South Africa
What is separate people/ discrimination
This is where Trevor's father is from
What is Switzerland
Trevor and his mom benefited from knowing multiple languages helped with this
What is people saw them as similar to them, as smarter, and gave them better work opportunities.
I was trouble.
What is metaphor
Trevor and his mom have to take a minibus due to this
What is their car broke down.
Trevor's mother, like Nelson Mandela, is a part of this ethnic group
What is Xhosa
Trevor's mom does this to benefit Trevor while he is growing up in South Afric
What is: teaches him English.
gives him a lot of books.
raised him to have an open-mind.
never treated him like a little kid.
As a kid I understood that people were different colors, but in my head white and black and brown were like types of chocolate.
What is simile
Trevor believes the ultimate goal of apartheid was this
What is to make South Africa a white country
This is the reason why Trevor's grandmother does not beat him
What is she does not know how to beat a white child.
A word that describes Trevor's mother's personality.
Rebellious, stubborn, independent.
I was born a crime.
What is metaphor
Trevor says he was born a crime because of this
What is his parents weren't allowed to be together under Apartheid.
What is Trevor's grandfather's name?
Temperance Noah
This is how Trevor's parents meet
What is at secret integrated parties, rebelling against Apartheid.
My mother spoke to me like an adult, which was unusual.
What is simile
Trevor Noah includes short prefaces before each chapter for this reason
What is to give background information/historical context to the reader.
What is Trevor's grandmother's name?
Frances Noah
Trevor's mother finds a nontraditional job as this
What is a secretary
This quote "...five hundred African grannies in blue-and-white blouses, clutching their Bibles and patiently burning in the hot African sun" is an example of this
What is hyperbole/ imagery