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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. Which racial group was most common in Soweto, according to the author?

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

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

4. When was the Immorality Act passed?

5. Why did people in Soweto use the author as a landmark for giving directions when he was young?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the relationship between racism and language in the foreword to "Chameleon"?

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

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

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

5. Why did Patricia believe that a demon was in her house?

6. How was it possible for Robert to open an integrated restaurant during apartheid?

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

8. How did Patricia handle disputes with the author once he was too old to be tricked?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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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