Born a Crime Chapter 2
Authored by Chris Deighton
English
8th Grade
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This quiz focuses on Chapter 2 of Trevor Noah's memoir "Born a Crime," specifically examining the apartheid system in South Africa and its impact on mixed-race individuals and families. Designed for 8th grade students, the questions assess reading comprehension and critical analysis of historical context within a personal narrative. Students need to understand the complex racial classification system under apartheid, including terms like "Coloured" as an official racial category, and grasp the severe legal and social consequences faced by interracial relationships and mixed-race children. The quiz requires students to analyze cause-and-effect relationships, understand the psychological and emotional impact of discriminatory laws on families, and recognize how systemic oppression manifested in daily life through housing restrictions, employment limitations, and police enforcement that varied dramatically between different racial areas. Created by Chris Deighton, an English teacher in Canada who teaches grade 8. This quiz serves as an effective tool for assessing student comprehension of memoir literature while building understanding of historical context and social justice themes. Teachers can use this quiz as a formative assessment following reading assignments, as a discussion starter for examining historical parallels, or as homework to reinforce key concepts from the chapter. The questions work well for small group discussions about apartheid's impact on families and individuals, and can be adapted for quick warm-up activities or exit tickets. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1 for citing textual evidence, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.3 for analyzing how dialogue and incidents reveal character responses to conflict, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.1 for citing specific textual evidence when analyzing primary and secondary sources.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"Mixed people" in South Africa came to be classified as
Biracial
Black
Coloured
White
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were the two options for work for Black women when Trevor was a child?
Factory Worker
Driver
Bank teller
Maid
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Under apartheid, what was punishment for a black woman being with a white man?
death by hanging
5 years in prison
public whipping
cutting off one hand
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Trevor's parents pretend he wasn't their child in public?
They were embarrassed.
They didn't love him.
Black women weren't allowed to have kids.
It was illegal to have a mixed child.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What could have happened if the police found out Trevor was mixed race?
His parents could be put to death.
He could be beaten.
He could be kicked out of Africa.
He could be taken away to an orphanage.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Trevor's dad do when Trevor ran after him screaming "Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!"?
He panicked and ran away
He hugged him
He took a photo with him
He walked past him
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.8.3
CCSS.RI.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who pretended to be Trevor's mom when they went for walks in a coloured neighbourhood?
King
Queen
Grandma
Auntie
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.4
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