Meeting Abel
What is Abel's relationship to Trevor called?
Stepfather
Abel bought this type of animal to guard their home, though it turned out to be friendly rather than protective.
Dog
Abel and Patricia had this many biological children together
2
Abel would often get mad at this group of people due to his alcoholism(before he would get mad at the family)?
Abel's coworkers
Abel wanted to kill himself after shooting Patricia, proceeding to go on a trip that Trevor referred to as ___?
Abel worked primarily in this industry, eventually buying a shop of his own.
Car Repair/Auto Mechanic
Trevor had to help out in the auto repair shop at a young age, where did he typically sleep during this time?
Cars in repair shop/clients' cars
This child was Trevor's first half-brother born to Patricia and Abel.
Andrew
Abel beat up a young kid after he threw what at Trevor?
Mulberries
Trevor had to rush to pay these bills after his mother was shot because Abel had emptied their accounts.
Hospital/medical bills
Abel’s Tsonga name, "Ngisaveni," translates to this phrase in English.
"Be afraid"
The repair shop financially failed because of Abel's unhealthy spending on what?
Alcohol
This youngest son was born to Patricia and Abel years after Andrew.
Isaac
After years of escalating control and abuse, Patricia took this legal step to end her marriage to Abel.
Divorce
What relative of Abel told him to man up and turn himself in?
Abel's cousin
Abel was publically known for his what?
His charm.
A bmw
Andrew would typically try and be a mediator between these two people.
Patricia and Abel
Out of violent revenge after the divorce, Abel committed this horrific action against Patricia.
Shooting her.
Trevor points to Abel's light legal punishment as an example of systemic issues within this country's justice system.
South Africa
Before marrying Patricia, Abel belonged to this South African ethnic group, whose traditional patriarchal customs often conflicted with Patricia’s independent nature.
Tsonga tribe/ethnic group
During their poverty owning the repair shop, what was Trevor and his family forced to eat?
Mopane/worms
Abel hated Patricia's __?
Independence
Miraculously, Patricia survived the shooting because the bullet missed her vital arteries and exited through her...
nose/face
In Born a Crime, Abel's character primarily serves as a real-life exploration of this pervasive societal issue.
Domestic violence