Born a Crime: Chapter 2

What was the "worst crime" one could commit in apartheid South Africa?

• Murder

• Having an interracial relationship

• Speaking out against the government

• Having a child while not married

What job was Trevor's mother able to get?

• Nurse

• Waitress

• Typist

• Scientist

What did Black people always have to have with them?

• A pass book

• A driver's license

• An insurance card

• A birth certificate

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.

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

• True

• False

Why was it unusual for Patricia to have the job she did?

• By law only whites could work white-collar jobs

• It wasn't

• She was supposed to work in the mines

• She was only expected to be a maid

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.

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.

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.

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

• race

• personality

• age

• race and age

• race, age and personality