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
Which character's house does most of the family live in for much of their lives?
Frances
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 different days per week do Trevor and Patricia go to church?
4
What are "blackjacks?"
Black people who work for the police
Describe Robert and Patricia's personalities.
Robert is quiet and reserved. Patricia is wild and carefree (they are opposites).
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
What are the 4 races you could be classified as if you lived in South Africa during apartheid?
Black, white, colored, or Indian
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 did Patricia like most about each church?
mixed- jubilant praise (music & atmosphere)
white- analyzing scripture
black- catharsis (peaceful feeling)
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