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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author respond when another boy claimed that Fufi was his dog?

2. How did the author first endear himself to the black students at H. A. Jack Primary?

3. How would Fufi escape the author's yard?

4. According to the author, how do white people treat dogs in South Africa?

5. On what does the author blame most of the things that have gone wrong in his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did the author credit with keeping communities together in Soweto during apartheid?

2. According to the author, why are black people in South Africa suspicious of cats?

3. What did the author realize about his racial identity after he started attending H. A. Jack Primary?

4. How did South African schools founded by British missionaries differ from Bantu schools founded by Afrikaners, according to the author?

5. Why did Trevor Noah's mother push him out of a moving vehicle?

6. Why did Trevor Noah yell at his mother after they ran from the mini-bus?

7. How did Patricia react when the author was punished for stealing the eucharist?

8. How does the author describe the prevalence of traditional South African beliefs in the foreword to the story, "Trevor, Pray"?

9. What major historical event happened when Trevor Noah was 5 or 6 and was referred to as the "Bloodless Revolution"?

10. Why did Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah name her son "Trevor"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In several passages within the collection "Born a Crime," Trevor Noah describes the colonial history of South Africa. Write an essay analyzing the role that South Africa's colonial history played in creating the social and economic conditions of the author's childhood, and how these conditions ultimately shaped his identity.

Essay Topic 2

Faith was a major source of disagreement between Trevor Noah and his mother according to the collection "Born a Crime." Write an essay analyzing both individuals' perspectives on religion and explain how these differences of opinion inform their behavior within the text.

Essay Topic 3

At many points in the collection "Born a Crime," Trevor Noah draws links between the racial politics of South Africa and America. Write an essay analyzing the similarities and differences that the author describes between the two countries and assess the author's purpose for drawing these comparisons.

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