'The Hood'
This is the township Trevor works in that is considered by others to be 'the hood'
What is Alexandra (or Alex)?
This why Trevor is arrested and put in jail.
What is stealing a car?
What main message does Trevor take away from being in jail?
What is the value of freedom?
This is Trevor's birth year.
What is 1984?
This is the location where Born a Crime takes place
What is South Africa?
This is what Trevor mostly sells in Alex
Bootlegged CDs and DVDs
This movie is referenced in order for the reader to get a sense of the mix of groups that are in the holding cell with Trevor.
What is Star Wars?
This is why chapter 17 is called "The World Doesn't Love You."
What is dialogue from Trevor's mother?
This is how many times Trevor has hosted the Grammy Awards.
What is '6'?
These are the names of Trevor's biological parents.
Who is Patricia and Robert?
This is the item that Trevor finds that makes him question the morality of selling stolen goods
What is a family's digital camera?
This is who pays the bail money to get Trevor out of jail.
Who is Patricia (Trevor's mother)?
This is the only real reason Trevor stops his DJ-ing career.
What is police shooting the hard drive?
This is how many books Trevor has written.
What is 'one'?
This is why Trevor is 'born a crime'.
What is apartheid?
In Alex, this is what someone is referred to if they are considered wealthy or privileged compared to others.
What is a "cheese boy"?
These are the feelings Patricia has about Trevor hiding the fact he was in jail.
What is disappointment and hurt?
This is the difference between jail and prison.
What is short term vs. long term?
This is the year Born a Crime was published?
What is 2016?
This is why Trevor moves away from his family home.
What is abuse from stepfather?
This is Trevor's main observation about community in Alex.
What is a sense of hierarchy?
Trevor's mother tells him, "One day you're going to get arrested, and when you do, don't call me." This best functions as:
What is foreshadowing?
This why Trevor chooses jail over calling his parents.
What is fear of worse punishment?
True or False: Mr. Jelinek has been to a Trevor Noah performance?
What is 'true'?
This is who Trevor looks up to/loves the most throughout the book?
Who is Patricia?