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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. Where did Abel go after he was forced to move out of the home of the white family he lived with?

2. Why did the author cry after he and Patricia retrieved Fufi?

3. Why was the author unable to play with his cousins when he was very young?

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

5. Who threw the author from a moving vehicle when he was a young boy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where did the Afrikaners find inspiration when designing the apartheid system?

4. How did the young Trevor Noah explain the comparative length of black church services compared to white church services?

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

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

7. Why does Trevor Noah say the township of Soweto only has two roads leading in and out?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The collection "Born a Crime" portrays several moments in Trevor Noah's life where he participated in or witnessed interactions between people from different cultures. Write an essay analyzing one such moment. Explain how the author depicts and describes the difference in each culture's perspective and what insights he gleaned from the encounter.

Essay Topic 2

According to the collection "Born a Crime," crime was a significant component of Trevor Noah's life. Write an essay analyzing the role that crime played in guiding the author's identity and what self-realizations crime led him to.

Essay Topic 3

Spousal abuse is one the many forms of violence that are depicted in the collection "Born a Crime." Write an essay analyzing the author's rhetoric and attitudes concerning domestic violence and how domestic violence relates to other forms of violence depicted in the book.

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