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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
By JACOB BUSA
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Question 1
1.
Trevor accused ____________ of tricking his mother into going to church when their car stalled.
the devil
the pastor
the nuns
God
Question 2
2.
For what reason did Patricia move out of her house with Isaac?
Abel beat her up with a car jack
She had burned down Abel's house
Abel attacked her with a bicycle
She didn't want to have any more children
Question 3
3.
What happened after Mandela walked free?
Mandela went to Mozambique to set up a terror group
South Africans were given much better jobs in government
Black South Africa went to war with itself over power
White people were thrown in jail by the hundreds
Question 4
4.
Why had Patricia resisted leaving Abel?
She couldn't afford to live on her own
She needed Abel to help with raising Isaac
She was afraid he would kill her
She wanted to save money for Andrew's education
Question 5
5.
With which holiday was Trevor completely unfamiliar with at the age of 12?
Thanksgiving
Valentine's day
St. Patrick's day
Christmas
Question 6
6.
Patricia, with no life insurance to pay for her hospital stay, said her insurance was...
her new husband
Trevor
Jesus
Abel
Question 7
7.
How did Patricia react after Trevor explained what happened to him under the mulberry tree?
went out and beat up the boys who pelted him
laughed and said she was relieve it was not blood
she told him to go tell someone who cared
she cried and held him in her arms
Question 8
8.
What unusual career move did Patricia make in the early 1980's?
she became a secretary
she started working in a factory
she became a housekeeper
she became a chiropracter
Question 9
9.
Why did Trevor, at the age of 5, decide to use newspaper to do his business?
He thought he could practice reading while he handled his business
it was dark and he was afraid of the gangs that roamed the streets at night
he was pretending to be a little puppy dog in training
it was pouring rain and he hated the flies
Question 10
10.
Which nationality is listed on Trevor's birth certificate?
Swiss
Swazi
Xhosa
another country