Basics
Trevor Noah's Mother. Strong; resilient; and ahead of her time.
Patricia
Apartheid ended in
When is 1991?
This girl broke Trevor's heart by rejecting him for Lorenzo.
Who is Maylene.
"Secondhand cars/things"; "Fufi"; "belonging"; "Parental relationships"; "Language"; "Shit" are all examples of...
What is motif?
The setting of his childhood stories in this text.
What is South Africa?
What genre is Born a Crime?
Memoir
What was the name given to the period of institutionalized racism that took place in Trevor's country between 1948 and 1991?
Apartheid
This character was afraid of the flies in the outhouse, so he went to the bathroom on a newspaper in his house.
Who is Trevor?
The author argues that sometimes decisions are made without others truly understanding the rationale; all one has to do is have "faith" in them is an example of...
What is an example of theme from chapter 18.
At the beginning of the book, Trevor was ____ years old when his mother threw him out of a moving car.
9
They go to three versions of this institution.
What are three Christian churches?
These schools were all over South Africa during Patricia's youth (1953-1979). They were a result of apartheid; they segregated students by color-meant to training kids to do manual labor.
What are Bantu schools?
This person was physically in and out of Trevor's life due to Apartheid. He was able to still be a male figure in Trevor's life. He is from Switzerland and engaged in anti-apartheid or "illegal"(according to South Africa's government) activities.
Who is Robert, Trevor's biological father?
"It was like Game of Thrones," (Noah 30) is an example of...(hint:2 literary devices).
What are similes & allusions?
When Abel finds out about the boys making fun of Trevor, he...
What is violently beats the children up?
The divisions/categories of races in South Africa.
What are Whites, Blacks, Indians, & Colored.
South Africa teaches Apartheid the same as Germany teaches the Holocaust. True or false.
What is false.
This character is a mechanic, but not a great businessman. He failed to keep his auto shop despite his wife being able to help financially. He is also abusive and dangerous.
Who is Abel, Trveor's stepfather?
" Failure is an answer. Rejection is an answer. Regret is an eternal question you will never have the answer to."
What is an example of Aphorism.
Trevor Noah used to sell these...
What are bootleg CDs.
The significance of the title of the book is...
What is Born a Crime? His parents were of two different races and concieved in a dangerous time in which interracial relationships were forbidden and illegal. It was a crime. Trevor is a result of their crime because he should not have been born according to Apartheid and he was able to have been reared by his mother.
What was the name of the law that made it illegal for people of different races to have a baby together?
Immorality Act of 1927
The character named after a Marvel character that Trevor befriends in Jail. The language he speaks.
Who is "The Hulk"? What is Tsonga.
"I wasn’t a lonely kid—I was good at being alone...I lived inside my head," are examples of... (hint: 4 Lit devices)
What are examples of paradox, tautology, hyperbole, and metaphor?
Trevor did not belong in any group so he did this to make a name for himself...
What is tuck-shop guy. He took orders from people to beat the line.