Characters
Trevor’s blind great-grandmother.
Koko
What do Trevor & his mom do when they stop running from the minibus driver?
Laugh
Under what sign does Trevor have his first kiss?
McDonald’s
Why did Trevor leave home at 17?
To get away from Abel
Why doesn't Trevor get in trouble for shoplifting?
Teddy didn’t turn him in & he looked white on the video camera
The matriarch of the Noah family
Trevor’s grandma Francis
Why is Trevor not allowed to eat at his grandfather’s house?
He might get poisoned.
Where did Zaheera go?
The United States
Why did Trevor feel bad about buying the camera?
He realized his business was affecting real people
Give 2 examples of Trevor being a “chameleon”.
Using language to fit in at school, using language to fit in in jail.
The friend that Trevor “got along like a house on fire”?
Teddy
Why was Trevor’s grandmother afraid to hit him?
“he turns blue & green & yellow & red”
What happens at the mulberry tree?
Trevor is bullied & Abel beats up a kid
What does Abel’s name mean?
Be afraid
What tribe is Patricia Noah?
Xhosa
Which character is divorced from Frances Noah?
Temperance Noah
What tribe is Patricia Noah from?
Xhosa
Who does Maylene choose to be her Valentine?
Lorenzo
When Trevor & his family were very poor, what did they eat?
mopane worm
Who is Spliff Star?
An American rapper who Trevor impersonates
Who is Trevor’s first actual crush?
Zaheera
What 2 things did Trevor learn about Fufi when he took her to the vet.
She was deaf & didn’t feel pain
What was the name of Trevor’s dance crew?
The Springbok Boys
What did Patricia and Trevor do at the end of the book?
They laugh
How were Black South Africans educated during Apartheid?
They were taught how to do labor because the gov’t didn’t want to educate them.