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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 first endear himself to the black students at H. A. Jack Primary?

2. From what mental disorder did Temperance Noah suffer?

3. What did Robert show the author after the author tracked him down in Cape Town?

4. Why does the author say he never felt poor when living alone with Patricia?

5. What language does the author indicate was especially valued for making prayers while he was growing up in Soweto?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the author have trouble learning more about Robert after their reunion?

2. How did Robert, the author's father, feel about apartheid?

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

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

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

6. What does a veterinarian reveal to the author about his dog, Fufi, after her death?

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

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

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

10. Why did Frances Noah refuse to beat the author whenever the author misbehaved growing up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At many different points throughout the collection "Born a Crime," Trevor Noah describes the complications of his racial identity. Write an essay analyzing the role that race played in challenging and facilitating the author's understanding of himself as he grew up.

Essay Topic 2

In several passages within the collection "Born a Crime," Trevor Noah describes the theories and practices the South African government used to enforce its racial politics. Write an essay analyzing how the author depicts the South African government's construction of racism to reveal its inner contradictions.

Essay Topic 3

Many traumatic events transpire throughout the collection "Born a Crime," yet Trevor Noah maintains a comedic tone. Write an essay analyzing a comedic technique the author uses in the book and describe how the book's comedic tone relates to the author's philosophy towards life and suffering.

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