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Born a Crime

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of Born a Crime?

a)

Ms. York

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Trevor Noah

d)

Snoop Dogg

2.

Where was Noah raised?

a)

South America

b)

South Africa

c)

South Alabama

d)

Asia

3.

Definition: a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race

a)

caricature

b)

satire

c)

apartheid

d)

None listed

4.

Trevor Noah's mother's name is

a)

Alexandra

b)

Patricia

c)

Nicole

d)

Barbara

5.

Noah's father was

a)

German

b)

African

c)

Swiss

d)

Italian

6.

Why does Trevor Noah despise second-hand cars?

a)

Because his mother did

b)

He was a snob.

c)

His father hated cars.

d)

His stepfather was a mechanic.

7.

What was Abel's sentencing for attempted murder?

a)

Three years in prison

b)

Three years probation

c)

Three months in prison

d)

Thirty years in prison

8.

Why was Noah's birth a crime?

a)

His father was a criminal.

b)

He was biracial.

c)

His mother was in prison when he was born.

d)

None of the above

9.

When he was young, what kind of bootleg business did Noah have?

a)

CDs

b)

Magazines

c)

TVs

d)

None of the above

10.

Noah's mother was a devout __________.

a)

Christian

b)

factory worker

c)

Buddhist

d)

None of the above

11.

What was a common mode of transportation?

a)

Taxi

b)

Airplane

c)

Boat

d)

Minibus

12.

What did Noah's mother do to him while riding in a minibus (most likely saved his life)?

a)

Left him in the minibus

b)

Did not allow him inside

c)

Pushed him out of the minibus

d)

None of the above

13.

Why would Noah's grandmother not whip him like she did the other children?

a)

His mother forbade it

b)

His light skin would bruise

c)

He would scream

d)

He would whip her

14.

________ was Noah's tool to navigate and interact with different people.

a)

Food

b)

Music

c)

Language

d)

Sports

15.

What did the boys call others who had more money?

a)

Cheese boys

b)

Those boys

c)

Steak boys

d)

Ketchup boys