Born a Crime Chapters 4-5

According to Trevor Noah, what brings people together more than race?

• religion

• education

• language

• family

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Who is the only person that would discipline Trevor for his actions?

• grandmother

• mother

• grandfather

• father

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What simile does Trevor use to compare shades of color?

• chocolate

• crayons

• rainbows

• fruit

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Why was it important in Soweto to be able to speak English?

• English is the predominant language spoken.

•  Employers were more likely to hire someone who could speak English.

•  Patricia only spoke English with Trevor at home, so he needed to know it.

• British people came to Soweto to make trades.

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What did Trevor realize when he changed schools to H. A. Jack?

• A. Children of different races segregate themselves from each other at school.

• B. He felt more comfortable with the black population at school.

• C. He was behind in math but excelled in reading.

• A and B only

• A, B, and C

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What was odd about the Bantu schools established by the South African government?

• They required classes on manners, so the boys and girls could get good jobs.

• They replaced science and history with counting and agriculture.

• They started school 6 p.m. and went to midnight.

• They only learned about the laws of the apartheid.

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Which is NOT true about Patricia’s time away from home for twelve years?

•  She worked in a sewing factory.

• She worked hard on a farm.

•  She ate pigs’ food or dirt when she didn’t have enough to eat.

• She lived with her father, who was often absent.

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 Trevor is named after his great grandfather, who was a powerful man of

intelligence and importance in his community.

• True

• False

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More than anything, Trevor loved his Atari game console even though the electricity

was sometimes shoddy, and he couldn’t always play it.

• True

• False

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Patricia refused to spend money on name brands because she was tight with

money.

• True

• False

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