Ch. 1
I was ______________ years old when my mother threw me out of a moving car.
nine
The Afrikaners are known as the __________ tribe of Africa.
white
Who was the author and speaker of the novel?
Trevor Noah
Dad was the white chocolate, mom was the dark chocolate, and I was the milk chocolate. But we were all just chocolate.
metaphor
The process of releasing emotions
Catharsis
How many churches do Trevor attend each Sunday?
Trevor attends three churches on Sundays.
What are "blackjacks?"
Black people who work for the police
Who was the author’s mother?
Patricia
Racism teaches us that we are different because of the color of our skin. But because racism is stupid, it’s easily tricked.
personification
A raggedy home
Shanty
What did Trevor like most about each church?
mixed- music & atmosphere
white- only Sunday School
black- watching the pastors cast demons out of people
Why was Trevor’s identity a threat for his parents?
It was a threat because he was born a crime. He is mixed.
Which character is described as an "expat?"
Robert
The third visit to the shrink, and the last straw, came in grade six.
idiom
A lengthy and aggressive speech
harangue
What system of racial segregation does Trevor have to live with?
Trevor has to live through the apartheid.
What were the 3 types of jobs Black men were allowed to have during apartheid?
on a farm, in a factory, or in a mine
Which character helps Patricia and Trevor move around town in public without getting into trouble?
Queen
My grandparents’ marriage was an unhappy one.
personification
A system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination
What were the names of "mixed church" and "white church?"
Mixed church- Rhema Bible Church
White church- Roseband Union
At Trevor's birth, when Patricia lied about Trevor's father, where did she say he was from?
Swaziland
Who was Ray McCauley?
the pastor at Rhema Bible church ("mixed church")
The end of apartheid was a gradual thing. It wasn’t like the Berlin Wall where one day it just came down. Apartheid’s walls cracked and crumbled over many years.
allusion, alliteration, simile, onomatopoeia
A close friend or companion
Crony