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Why does Trevor's mother tell him not to eat the food in chapter 3, Page 36?
Trevor's mother says not to eat the food because when they would visit meadow lands to see Temperance he lived with his second family. She and Trevor are her father’s heirs, which means there is a chance the second family might try to poison them, So Trevor's mother is always worried.
Why does Trevor feel like he doesn’t belong to a certain group?
Trevor feels like he doesn't belong to a certain group because he was both black and white in a country that outlawed his existence.
How did Trevor learn that you do not own the thing you love in chapter 7?
Trevor learned that you do not own the thing you love when one day Trevor saw his dog fufi run to another boy's house and when he asked for HIS dog back they said the dog was theirs and called her spotty. He learned she had a whole different family, And he was so upset.
Why were some people called cheese boys in chapter 15?
Some people were called cheese boys in chapter 15 because if you lived in the hood and had enough money, People would say "you're not really hood because your family has enough money to buy cheese.
Why does Trevor go to jail in chapter 16? Does he get a good lawyer?
Trevor goes to jail because he stole one of Abels junker cars and drove it through Hillbrow, Where he got pulled over. The car didn't match the plate on the car, So Trevor got arrested and taken to jail. Trevor waited in jail for a week because he held off on his bail hearing for a better lawyer. He got a good lawyer and went home with bail.
Why does Trevor's mother throw him out of a moving car in chapter 1, Page 16?
Trevor's mother throws him out of the moving car because the minibus driver harassed Trevor's mother and threatened to harm her because she was a Xhosa woman and said he wanted to teach her a lesson.
Why did Trevor start arguing with a teacher in chapter 14, Page 192?
Trevor started arguing with a teacher because it was culture day and he and his friends were sharing a dance. Then the teacher ran up and said "get out of here! You people are disgusting." Trevor then realized she was racist and started arguing about how they are free now and she can't stop them.
Why was Trevor's father's business booming in chapter 8?
Trevor's father's business was booming because it was a place for black people and white people to go eat and see what it was like to sit with each other. Also for the white people to go sit and watch the black people eat, As the black people ate and watched them.
Why did Maylene tell Trevor she can't be his valentine anymore in chapter 10?
Maylene tells Trevor she can't be his valentine anymore because another kid named Lorenzo asked her out and she likes him better. Trevor was devastated because he liked her and spent all of his money on flowers and a teddy bear for her, But he said he understood because Lorenzo is better looking and white.
Why did Trevor's mother say not to call her if he gets arrested one day in chapter 16? What does Trevor think about what his mom said?
Trevor's mother says not to call her if he gets arrested because she wants him to learn a lesson. Trevor thinks that it is ultimate tough love and sometimes it doesn't work because sometimes the kids just need love instead of tough love. If you try and teach them a lesson, sometimes that lesson is the rest of their life.
How did Trevor's eyebrows and a chunk of his hair get burned off in chapter 6, Page 81?
Trevor and his cousin were filling a plant pot with gunpowder when Trevor got distracted by black cat firecrackers and stopped building the gunpowder pile mid-way through to play with them. Trevor dropped a match into the gunpowder pile and the whole thing exploded in his face, Burning off his eyebrows and a chunk of hair.
Why does Trevor say that he realized that language, Even more than color, Defines who you are to people in chapter 4, Page 54?
Trevor says that language defines you more than color because some Zulu guys were walking behind Trevor one day, talking about getting this white guy. So he turned around and told them if you want to mug someone let's do it together in their language. The guys then said sorry because they thought he was someone else, But because he spoke their language they felt like he was a part of their tribe and left him alone.
Why did Trevor's father close the restaurant in chapter 8?
Trevor's father closed the restaurant in chapter 8 because it was too much trouble, People started to complain, So the government started looking for ways to shut it down. They said that if you were going to have a business for blacks and whites then you need to have bathrooms for all colors too or just let the place be for whites.
What did Trevor and Teddy do at the mall for about a month in chapter 12?
Trevor and Teddy would wait until the mall would close and sit at one of the gates to a shop, They would act like they were hanging out and then reach their hand in the gate and grab some chocolate candy with alcohol inside.
Who is Abel to Trevor as says in chapter 17?
Abel is Trevor's stepfather but Trevor never really felt like he was a stepfather, He always thought of Abel as his cool friend instead. Not someone he could really trust or think of him as his father but someone he just knows and likes to be around.
Why did Trevor yell at his mother after they ran from the minibus?
Trevor yelled at his mother after they ran from the minibus because she put them in danger by insisting they go to church even when the car was broken down. When Trevor said they shouldn't go.
How did being ‘born a crime’ affect Trevor Noah as states in chapter 2?
Being born a crime affected Trevor because he spent a lot of time indoors out of his mother’s fear that he would be taken by the government. And when Trevor did go to school, he was the one that was different. Neither white, or black, but in between. So Trevor struggled with who he was.
Why does Trevor say "It's easier to be an outsider, than to be an outsider as an insider" in chapter 9?
Trevor says that because one time he was being bullied by some boys and Abel helped him get revenge. But eventually Abel wasn't just getting revenge on the boys that bullied him, But he was beating them, And when the boy said sorry Trevor felt terrible because he had bullied the boy much worse.
What happened one night when Trevor and Teddy were shoplifting in chapter 12? Did they go to jail??.
One night when Trevor and Teddy were shoplifting a mall cop came by and caught them stealing, He told them to stop and ran after them. Then all the cops ran after them, Trevor and Teddy ran, But then went opposite ways because Teddy didn't follow Trevor. Teddy got arrested and expelled from school for shoplifting. Trevor didn't go to jail because Teddy covered for him and when they looked at the security footage they didn't see Trevor they saw a white guy because the camera was blurry.
Why doesn't Trevor want his mother to marry Abel in chapter 17?
Trevor doesn't want his mother marrying Abel because he says he doesn't trust him and something is not right about him, He doesn't think Abel is a good person. The truth was right in front of them, His name. Abel is the name straight out of the bible and he lived up to it, But that was just his English name, His Tsonga name was Ngisaveni and it means Be Afraid.
Why did Trevor's mother choose to have him in chapter 5, Page 63?
Trevor's mother chose to have him because she wanted something that she could call her own and love her unconditionality just as she loved him. She also said she never felt like she belonged and he was a product of her search of belonging.
What influence did Trevor's mother have on him?
The influence Trevor's Mother taught Him To Face Injustice With Humor, His mother was jailed for having a relationship with his father. But she always turned to humor before anger, and that's a trait he learned from her.
Why does Trevor feel like an outsider in chapter 11? What does he do to change that?
Trevor feels like an outsider because he was the only mixed kid at Sandringham and didn't belong or fit in anywhere. Trevor changes that by making errands at lunch to the truck stop and getting people food, He was then able to float between groups. He wasn't popular, But he also wasn't an outcast.
Why does Trevor get a complete makeover in chapter 13?
Trevor gets a complete makeover because he got a date to the dance with the most beautiful girl he had ever seen, Babiki.
How does Trevor explain what he thinks about race in chapter 4, Page 52?
Trevor says race is just like chocolate to him because his dad was like white chocolate, His mom was like black chocolate and he was like milk chocolate. But they were all just like chocolate to him.