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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. To what does the author compare Patricia when he describes her skill for maximizing petrol?
2. Who paid for the author's lawyer and bail money?
3. With whom did Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah want the author to hang out instead of his friends from Alexandra?
4. What happened between the author and the pack of colored boys under the mulberry tree in Eden Park?
5. How did the author first respond in his trial when he thought the judge asked him how he was?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the author get through to his cellmate whom he initially compared to the Hulk?
2. What conclusion did the author draw after his encounter with the police at the end of the story "The Cheese Boys"?
3. What happened to the Khoisan tribe after Europeans colonized South Africa?
4. Why was the author late to the dance?
5. How does the author explain the abundance of South Africans with names for controversial historical figures like "Napoleon," "Mussolini," and "Hitler"?
6. What was the purpose of the event where the author and his crew got in trouble for chanting Hitler's name?
7. How does the author describe the relationship between regular people and criminals in Alexandra?
8. Why did Patricia encourage the author to hang out with his cousin at the university?
9. According to the foreword of the story "Outsider," what was the most embarrassing part of the author's life?
10. Why did Abel initially agree to loan the author his BMW?
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
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 3
Throughout the collection "Born a Crime," Trevor Noah describes numerous male role models who influenced his life growing up. Write an essay analyzing the attitudes and beliefs of at least two men in the author's life and explain how the author depicts the influence they had on his identity.
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