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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. What did the author and Mayelene have in common?

2. What advice did Patricia give the author for how he should act if his wife made more money than him?

3. What happened when the author dropped Babiki off at her house?

4. How did the author behave when he realized he had a crush during grade 9?

5. What happened to the unemployment rate in South Africa after apartheid?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the girls in the author's grade at H. A. Jack Primary think that he and Maylene would be perfect for each other?

2. What attribute of the author's aided him in his business fetching lunch for people but also prevented his romantic success?

3. Which racial group accepted the author as soon as he enrolled in Sandingham High School?

4. Why did Abel initially agree to loan the author his BMW?

5. Why could none of the police recognize the author in the security footage?

6. Why was the author late to the dance?

7. What niche did the author find at Sandingham high school during lunch time?

8. How was the author able to pose as an American rapper for the talent show in Hammanskraal?

9. Why did the author feel regret regarding his friend Zaheera?

10. How was the author eventually able to make friends at Highlands North?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to the collection "Born a Crime," many languages are spoken in South Africa and Trevor Noah benefitted from knowing several of them growing up. Write an essay explaining the role that language plays in both creating and resolving conflicts through one or more stories in the collection.

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

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.

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