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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 kind of persona did the author project while he was in jail?

2. How did the security footage distort the author's appearance after he and Teddy stole from the store?

3. What were Model C Schools?

4. How did the author make money at Sandingham?

5. How did the author feel when he saw what Abel did to the ringleader from the incident under the mulberry tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. What geographical explanation does the author give when he states that "it's physically impossible for [Alexandra] to change" (201)?

2. What conclusion did the author draw after his encounter with the police at the end of the story "The Cheese Boys"?

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

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

5. How does the author describe his early thoughts about his victims when he starts a life of crime in the story "The Cheese Boys"?

6. How did the author get through to his cellmate whom he initially compared to the Hulk?

7. Why does the author claim that the "colored people" of modern South Africa are in some ways worse off than the black people of South Africa?

8. Why was the author late to the dance?

9. What aspect of Patricia's romantic advice did the author have the most trouble understanding?

10. How does the author explain the abundance of South Africans with names for controversial historical figures like "Napoleon," "Mussolini," and "Hitler"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The South African government oppressed its people racially, and the collection "Born a Crime" goes into great detail about how this manifested economically. Write an essay analyzing the relationship between race and economic class as depicted by the author.

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

Child 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 child abuse and how it relates to other forms of violence depicted in the book.

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