Born a Crime Chapters 1 and 2

How did Trevor's mother rebel against expectations of black women in South African work force?

• She became a maid.

• She worked in a factory.

• She became a secretary.

• She became an actress.

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Whom did the Afrikaners descend from?

• Zulu

• Dutch

• Xhosa

• Italian

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How was Trevor "born a crime" in South Africa?

• His parents' union was against apartheid rules.

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

• He was born to an unmarried woman.

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

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How did Patricia break the law in downtown Johannesburg?

• She never paid to park at public meters.

• She didn't break the law, she was falsely accused.

• She secretly lived there.

• She didn't pay taxes.

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How did his family keep Trevor safe when he visited Soweto?

• Family kept him indoor most of the time.

• He could play only with his relatives.

• He had to wear a mask.

• He had a fake ID.

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

• race

• personality

• age

• A, B, and C

• A and C only.

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satire can be described ...

• something that uses humor to point out something wrong with a person or society.

• something that is meant just to make people laugh.

• something that is used to seriously inform people.

• Something that collects data.

How does satire attempt to improve individuals or society?

• By modeling correct thought and behavior
• By ridiculing flaws and problems

• By praising achievements and honors
• By explicitly explaining the difference between right and wrong

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What is satire?

• The use of literary devices to create cinematic, rich images
• The use of incongruity, irony, parody, exaggeration to mock vices and folly
• The use of personification and metaphor to create a unified tone and theme
• A form of zeitgeist

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What are the two main ethnic groups in South Africa?

• Zulu and Xhosa

• Xhosa and Tswana

• Tswana and Ndebele

• Zulu and Sotho