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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. Who paid for the author's lawyer and bail money?

2. For what crime was the author arrested?

3. Why would people in Alexandra sometimes clasp their wrists together?

4. With whom did Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah want the author to hang out instead of his friends from Alexandra?

5. Why did students come out of the dance to look at Babiki?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the Khoisan tribe after Europeans colonized South Africa?

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. What was the purpose of the event where the author and his crew got in trouble for chanting Hitler's name?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Spousal 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 domestic violence and how domestic violence relates to other forms of violence depicted in the book.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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