Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood - JACOB BUSA | Laabri

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Trevor accused ____________ of tricking his mother into going to church when their car stalled.

the devil

the pastor

the nuns

God

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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

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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

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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

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With which holiday was Trevor completely unfamiliar with at the age of 12?

Thanksgiving

Valentine's day

St. Patrick's day

Christmas

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Patricia, with no life insurance to pay for her hospital stay, said her insurance was...

her new husband

Trevor

Jesus

Abel

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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

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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

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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

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Which nationality is listed on Trevor's birth certificate?

Swiss

Swazi

Xhosa

another country