Born a Crime Ch 9-10

Why does Trevor think colored South Africans have a sadder history than black South Africans?

• Black people know their African heritage; colored people usually don't.

• Black people had more dramatic stories to tell that were obviously racist; colored people had to convice people they were victims of racism.

• Both groups were slaves, but black overseers supervised both groups and went easier on the other black people

• Colored people were at a higher risk of rape

What Apartheid feature kept all races "in their place"?

• Gladiator-style fights between members of different races determined race-based taxes for that year.

• The government could seize your land & send you to a another area with another race/language.

• You could be "promoted" or "demoted" to another racial category year to year and gain/lose privilege.

• A common punishment for race-related crimes was to be publicly flogged by someone of a lower caste than you.

What was Trevor's experience in Eden Park?

• Some colored kids hated him for his whiteness; some hated him for his blackness. He had no friends.

• It was his 1st time seeing true integration--black, white, colored, Indian, & Japanese kids all played together.

• Everyone wanted to be his friend because he was mixed and could speak so many languages.

• He was treated like a criminal because for the 1st time in his life, he was the darkest skinned person.

How did Trevor respond to bullying?

• He would cry so hard he couldn't speak.

• He would get angry and become dangerously violent.

• He would turn it back around on the bully until the bully was crying.

• He was used to it and basically ignored it.

How did Trevor feel about Abel standing up for him against the kids who threw mulberries at Trevor?

• He was scared and regretted telling Abel about them

• He was inspired and hoped to be like Abel someday

• He felt loved and wanted his mom to marry Abel

• He was underwhelmed and thought Abel should have done more

What was the South African slur against colored people?

• Bushie

• Shaman

• Ghetto

• Mudborn

What did Trevor say about the lessons his mom taught him as a child?

• She was so busy teaching him to be a man, she forgot to teach him to be a boy.

• She made sure he knew he was a child of God, but he was the child of Patricia first.

• She prepared him to thrive in a world that no longer existed.

• The lessons were all contradicting, and he had to learn what was right for himself.

How did Maylene break Trevor's heart?

• She left him on Valentine's Day for a white boy.

• She cheated on him with a boy in the grade below them.

• She spread a rumor that he didn't have a penis

• She asked him who he was when he asked her to the dance.

Why did Trevor's and Maylene's friends want them to get together?

• They were the valedictorian and salutatorian (top 2 grades in the class).

• They were the only 2 colored kids in the school.

• They were both really funny but not technically cool.

• They were science partners and won the Science Fair together