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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 would Fufi escape the author's yard?

3. What did the school counselor warn the author about when he asked to transition into the B classes at H. A. Jack Primary?

4. The children of Soweto would yell out "indoda yomlungu!" whenever they passed the author. What does this phrase mean?

5. What made the author "realize [he] was black" (59)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the author discover about Fufi when he was home alone for the holidays?

2. Why were Japanese people classified as being white under apartheid?

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

4. What does the author say he has in common with the other children in Soweto during the story "Trevor, Pray"?

5. Why did the author call his father "Robert" when he was a child?

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

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

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

9. Why does Trevor Noah say that he was "born a crime" (26)?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At several points in the collection "Born a Crime," Trevor Noah describes the fraught circumstances of his dating life. Write an essay analyzing the author's anecdotes surrounding romance and what they reveal about his philosophy towards love and relationships.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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