Find the Quote
What page is the quote: "The genius of apartheid was convincing people who were the overwhelming majority to turn on each other"?
Page 3
How does the first chaper "Run" begin? What does Noah let us know this chapter will be about?
Noah tells us that his mother threw him out of a bus when he was nine.
Nine
What is one funny line that Noah says? FREESTYLE
FREESTYLE [something funny, explained]
What is apartheid?
A South African system of segregation and discrimination.
What page did Noah say, "We had a very Tom and Jerry relationship, me and my mom"?
Page 3
What is Noah NOT looking forward to on the Sunday morning he is thrown out of a car.
Riding a mini bus back and forward to three churches.
She is very religious and very stubborn.
How does Noah describe the different churches he attended as a child? FREESTYLE
FREESTYLE [black church, white church, mixed church, with good descriptions]
What is Trevor Noah famous for?
He is a comedian that hosted the Daily Show.
What page did Noah say, "It looked like they were going to kill this guy."
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What happens on the bus?
Noah's mom gets into an argument with a Zula man and tells Noah they are going to jump off the bus. She throws Noah off the bus and grabs Noah's brother Andrew and jumps.
How does Noah describe himself?
He is at times naughty.
Describe Noah's relationship with his mother.
FREESTYLE [good description with connectin to book]
Who was Nelson Madela?
A South African activist against Apartheid, who was elected the first president.
What page did Noah's mom say, "'Come... We're going to catch minibuses."
Page 9
What happens after Noah his mother and little brother leave the bus.
They run!
Describe the conflict between the Xhosa and Zula.
They had differing political beliefs.
When Noah first says he will tell you about the time he got thrown from a moving car, what did you think?
FREESTYLE [good descriptions with details]
What tribe was Trevor Noah's mother?
Xhosa
Page 17
What happened after they get away?
They argue and then end up laughing.
Describe Noah in your own words! FREESTYLE
[good description with lots of details and information from the novel]
Give one detail from the first 17 pages that stood out to you and tell me why? FREESTYLE
FREESTYLE (good description and connection to the book)
Why was it a crime for Trevor Noah to be born?
At the time he was born interracial relations between Black South Africans and Europeans (white) was illegal.