Born A Crime: Chapter 2

Born A Crime: Chapter 2

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Multiple Choice

How did Patricia rebel against the expectations of black women in the South African work force?

• She became a maid.

• She became a secretary.

• She worked in a factory.

• She became an actress.

Multiple Choice

Whom did the Afrikaners descend from?

• Zulu

• Dutch

• Xhosa

• Italian

Multiple Choice

Trevor states that a mixed-race child is known as __________ in South Africa.

• black

• white

• mixed

• colored

Open Ended

How was Trevor 'born a crime' in South Africa?

Multiple Choice

What action was taken to protect Trevor as a child?

• Family kept him indoors most of the time.

• He could only play with his relatives.

• He had to wear a mask.

• He had a fake ID.

Multiple Choice

Patricia did not put Trevor's real father's name on the birth certificate.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Trevor was never told who his father was in order to protect Trevor.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Trevor didn’t know until he was a teenager that other mixed kids his age left South Africa when they were young and only returned when Nelson Mandela became president.

• True

• False

Open Ended

What do you think of Trevor's relationship with his dad? What are some feelings he might have had while growing up?

Open Ended

Do you think Trevor had a true childhood? Explain your thinking.

Open Ended

How did Trevor escape from his grandmother's house when he wanted to go play?