Born a Crime
Trevor Noah
What country does this book take place?
South Africa
What era of racial segregation did Trevor Noah grow up in?
Apartheid.
What job(s) did Trevor's father have?
He was a chef. He ran restuarants
What was the name of Trevor's dog?
Fufi
What country was Trevor Noah's father from?
Switzerland
Where did Trevor Noah mainly grow up?
Eden Park
How were races put into a hierarchy within apartheid?
White, mixed, black
Was Trevor's father racist?
What was Trevor's father's name?
Robert
What year was the book published in?
2016
What did Trevor do when he was 5 years old and didn't want to go out to the bathroom in the rain?
He put down newspaper and pooped on it int he kitchen
In the book when did apartheid end?
1994
What kind of Christmas did Trevor's father have?
He deocrated the house and had food and many presents.
Tell us about Trevor's time in school. Was he a good student?
Trevor was smart but he had a hard time being focused.
What tribe was Trevor's mother a part of?
Xhosa
Describe Patricia Noah's child hood.
She worked on the family farm. They had very little food and sometimes she ate dirt. She had to eat the food given to the animals on th farm.
What government put apartheid into place?
The Afrikaner government
What did Trevor's father do that showed he loved him even after not seeing him for 10 years?
He had a scrapbook with news clippings of Trevor and how successful he had become.
How would you describe Trevor's mother?
She is a rebel; she does things to take care of herself and her son
What do Trevor and his mother do when talking face to face doesn't work?
They write letters back and forth to solve problems.
What are the 4 things Trevor did in school that got him into trouble?
1. took magnifiers out of projectors
2. emptied fire extinguisher into piano
3. Ate the communion stuff
4. Brough a knife to school
Why was Trevor Noah considered a crime in this era?
He was the son of a white man and black woman which was illegal during apartheid.
Did Trevor have a difficult time fitting into racial groups?
Yes
Why did Trevor get thrown out of a minibus in the 1st chapter?
To save him from being killed by the driver