Born a Crime Ch. 1-5 Quiz

Why does Trevor call himself a chameleon? Provide textual evidence.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which African community is Trevor's mother a part of?

• Zulu

• Tswana

• Xhosa

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Describe what Trevor's mom's childhood was like. Provide textual evidence.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What don't typical houses in South Africa have?

• Living rooms

• Kitchens

• Bathrooms

• Doors

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

An apartheid is the segregation of non-white people in Republic of South Africa.

• False

• True

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Match the following

• Trevor's blind great-grandmother

• Patricia Noah

• Child of a black woman and white man

• Temperance Noah

• Trevor's grandfather and ladies man.

• Robert

• Trevor's mother and extremely religious

• Trevor Noah

• A white Swiss-German and Trevor's father

• Koko

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Soweto is

• in South Africa

• where Trevor's mom grew up.

• where Trevors Grandmother still lives to this day

• a township outside Johannesburg

• All of the above

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why does Trevor get less punishment with everyone except his mother?

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Give one characteristic trait you would use to describe Trevor's mom? Provide textual evidence to support your answer.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Trevor described his relationship with his mother like the relationship between a cop and a criminal in the movies.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3