Characters
Who is Trevor Noah's father?
Robert: a white, Swiss man living in South Africa
What does Trevor steal when he is shoplifting with Teddy?
Chocolate
Where does Trevor live when he is a toddler?
Soweto
What is the theme of the "Chameleon" chapter?
Being an outsider/the power of learning to blend in
Name two tribes in South Africa
Who is Trevor Noah's stepfather?
Abel
Where does Fufi go when she leaves Trevor's house?
To a neighbor's house
Where do Trevor's parents meet?
Johannesburg
What is the theme of the "Fufi" chapter?
How were Chinese people classified under Apartheid?
Trevor Noah has how many siblings?
Two
Why does Trevor leave Catholic school?
He is not allowed to have the body and blood of Christ
What place does Trevor refer to as "the hood"?
Alexandra
What is the theme of the "Colorblind" chapter?
Racism/racial profiling
What language was created in South Africa?
Afrikaans
What does the name "Patricia" mean?
She who gives back
How old his Trevor when he moves out?
Seventeen
Where is Trevor's father from?
Switzerland
What is the theme of the "Affairs of the Heart Part II" chapter?
Nothing hurts more than regret
How many official languages are there in South Africa?
Eleven
What was the name of Trevor Noah's grandfather?
Temperance
Who does Trevor take to the dance?
Babiki
Where does Trevor get pulled over?
Hillbrow
What is the overall theme of the book?
The town of Alexandra was named after who?
The wife of the white man who owned the farm