Patricia
How does Trevor describe his mother’s approach to raising him?
She was strict but loving.
Describe Trevor's level of involvement in this chapter
Minimal, the focus is on Patricia
Who was the second girl?
Patricia
How did being raised in apartheid South Africa affect Trevor's social life?
He felt disconnected from both black and white communities.
What term did Patricia use to describe sending the wages she earned from working back to her family?
The “black tax”
Why did Patricia name him Trevor
She intentionally chose a name with no Biblical or familial ties
How many cousins did "the second girl" fight for food with?
14
What was the name of schools established by the apartheid government designed to keep the Black populations in poverty.
Banta or "native" schools.
What was the name of the park Patricia moved with her son to shortly before Nelson Mandela was released from prison?
Eden Park
How did Patricia's life experiences affect her methodology for raising Trevor?
Patricia raised Trevor to believe in his possibilities of his future.
Where did Patricia learn English, and what did it allow her to do?
At an illegal missionary school that allowed her to get better jobs and work as a secretary in the city
What incident marked the "beginning of the end" for the apartheid?
Nelson Mandela released from prison