Born a Crime Chapter 2 Quiz

Whom did the Afrikaners descend from?

• Zulu

• Italian

• Xhosa

• Dutch

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

• colored

• biracial

• white

• black

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How was Trevor “born a crime” in South Africa?

• His parents left the hospital without paying the hospital bill.

• He was born to an unmarried woman.

• His parents’ union was against apartheid rules.

• His parents had not yet asked the government for permission to have a child.

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In which areas are Trevor’s parents very different from each other?

• race

• personality

• age

• race and age

• race, age and personality

What action was taken to protect Trevor as a child?

• He had to wear a mask.

• He could play only with his relatives. 

• Family kept him indoors most of the time.

• He had a fake ID.

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

• True

• False

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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

Patricia told the nurses at the hospital who Trevor’s father was, and they advised her not to put Robert’s name on the birth certificate.

• True

• False

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Patricia did not put Trevor’s real father’s name on his birth certificate.

• True

• False

What was a job that Trevor's mom took that was uncommon for a black woman in South Africa?

• Typist

• Maid

• Factory job

• Mine job