Born a Crime Ch. 4 & 5

What is "the black tax"?

• A housing tax charged only to Black South Africans

• The burden of racist attacks that all Black South Africans suffer with

• A reward offered to people who turn in Black South Africans wanted by the police

• The inability to get ahead in life because of being forced to help previous generations catch up

In a Bantu school, a Black South African is MOST likely to learn:

• agriculture

• history

• science

• civics

Growing up, Patricia lived with:

• her mother and 3 siblings

• her father and 14 cousins

• her aunt and 14 cousins

• her grandmother and 3 siblings

Explain: Why does Trevor want to be in the "B classes" at his new school (H.A. Jack) instead of the "A classes"?

Because he can speak many languages, Trevor compares himself to what kind of animal?

• A parrot

• An owl

• A chameleon

Explain, using an example: What does Trevor mean when he says Patricia "raised him like a white kid"?

How did Trevor convince a group of "Zulu guys" not to mug him?

• He gave them his money instead.

• He lied and said he was not colored.

• He showed them a sweatshirt with the name of his school on it.

• He spoke to them in their language.