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What was the most difficult part of Trevor's childhood?
The most difficult part of his childhood is facing racial discrimination constantly during his childhood and couldn't find his group of people that he fit in with.
Who was the person that was close to him in his family that was blind?
His Grandma
What was the Apartheid?
It was the segregation of people in South Africa by race mainly towards non-whites.
What is one difference from life at Licking Valley and South Africa?
They have tribes in South Africa so there are more gang-related activities.
Why is it hard for Trevor to live under the apartheid?
He needs to be hidden from the public/military so there is no threat of him being taken away.
Why was it so hard for Trevor to feel like a piece of society and not a shadow.
Trevor has to be hidden almost all day everyday if there is military around, which is almost every other day.
What are the 2 main rival tribes that appear in the book?
The Zulu and the Xhosa.
How did Trevor burn down the house?
He burned the house down by playing with a magnifying glass in the garage and he left the magnifying glass lay there and later on with the hot sunlight hitting it, it caught the couch on fire.
Why was there much more crime in South Africa rather than Licking County?
Because in South Africa you have all the tribes and gangs and there is so much animosity so it forces them to commit those crimes and make the community have such a bad reputation.
Why was Trevor separated from his father throughout the story?
Trevor and his mom were both black but his dad was white so they could only see him in private locations.
How did the events in his childhood affect his adulthood?
The events in his childhood made him the man he is today because it gave him the motivation to be successful and the drive to get to where he is today.
Who was close to him that was very hard on him during his childhood and moved him around from place to place.
His Mom.
Why did Trevor's family have to work in the auto body shop?
His mom sold all of their stuff because she believed in Abel to provide for their entire family.
How were the struggles of getting a job so different than in Licking Valley?
Getting a job in South Africa was much harder because there weren't as many jobs in general than there is in Valley so the jobs in South Africa require a higher education than the jobs around Valley do.
Why does Trevor not have very many friends at school or around town?
All of the kids at his school think he is different because he doesn't fit in with the black or white kids he is right in between.