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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. When did the author decide to reveal his crush on Zaheera?

2. How did the author know Tom and Bongani?

3. What happened between Maylene and the author on Valentine's Day?

4. What did the police officer want when he arrested the author and his friends at the end of the story "The Cheese Boys"?

5. Why did Patricia warn the author not to tell Abel about the incident under the mulberry tree?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Patricia respond when the author tried to tell Abel what happened under the mulberry tree?

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

7. Why does the author believe that regret is the thing that we should fear most?

8. What did Patricia tell the security guard to do when he reported the author for shop-lifting at the age of ten?

9. How does the author describe the relationship between regular people and criminals in Alexandra?

10. Why did the author think it made sense for Mayelene to leave him and date Lorenzo instead?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to the collection "Born a Crime," Trevor Noah and his mother, Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah, loved each other deeply, yet argued frequently. Write an essay analyzing the author's descriptions and rhetoric surrounding disagreements between himself and his mother, explaining how the author uses conflict as a device to reveal their emotional bond.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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