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

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CCSS.RI.6.5

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

• agriculture

• history

• science

• civics

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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

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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

• A parrot

• An owl

• A chameleon

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

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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.

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