Ch. 1
Ch. 2
Characters
Figurative Language
Vocabulary
100

I was ______________ years old when my mother threw me out of a moving car. 

nine

100

The Afrikaners are known as the __________ tribe of Africa. 

white

100

Which character's house does most of the family live in for much of their lives?

Frances

100

Dad was the white chocolate, mom was the dark chocolate, and I was the milk chocolate. But we were all just chocolate.

metaphor

100

The process of releasing emotions

Catharsis

200

How many different days per week do Trevor and Patricia go to church?

4

200

What are "blackjacks?"

Black people who work for the police

200

Describe Robert and Patricia's personalities.

Robert is quiet and reserved. Patricia is wild and carefree (they are opposites). 

200

Racism teaches us that we are different because of the color of our skin. But because racism is stupid, it’s easily tricked.

personification 

200

A raggedy home

Shanty

300

What did Trevor like most about each church?

mixed- music & atmosphere

white- only Sunday School

black- watching the pastors cast demons out of people

300

What are the 4 races you could be classified as if you lived in South Africa during apartheid?

Black, white, colored, or Indian

300

Which character is described as an "expat?"

Robert

300

The third visit to the shrink, and the last straw, came in grade six.

idiom

300

A lengthy and aggressive speech

harangue 

400

What did Patricia like most about each church?

mixed- jubilant praise (music & atmosphere)

white- analyzing scripture

black- catharsis (peaceful feeling)

400

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

400

Which character helps Patricia and Trevor move around town in public without getting into trouble?

Queen

400

My grandparents’ marriage was an unhappy one.

personification

400

A system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination

apartheid
500

What were the names of "mixed church" and "white church?" 

Mixed church- Rhema Bible Church

White church- Roseband Union

500

At Trevor's birth, when Patricia lied about Trevor's father, where did she say he was from? 

Swaziland 

500

Who was Ray McCauley?

the pastor at Rhema Bible church ("mixed church")

500

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

500

A close friend or companion

Crony