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1. What is apartheid?
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A system of institutionalized racial segregation that existed in South Africa
An insect in South Africa
A religion practiced in Africa
a government body broken down into many pieces
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2. What are the three churches Trevor and his mom attend weekly.
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Black church, white church, and colored church
Catholic church, Methodist church, and Baptist church
Morning church, afternoon church, evening church
intense church, less intense church, and laid back church
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1. What is apartheid?
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2. What are the three churches Trevor and his mom attend weekly.
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3. Why was Trevor considered to be born a crime?
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4. When Trevor craps on a newspaper in the kitchen and throws it into the trash, what does his mother believe happened?
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5. Why did the architects of Apartheid want to further separate groups by language?
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6. Why did Trevor ask to be moved from the A classes to the B classes?
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7 Why did Patricia (Trevor's mom) run away from her mother's house to live on the streets?
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8. Trevor accidently burns down someone's house. How does fire symbolize Trevor's curiosity?
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9. What is it socially unacceptable for black people to own a cat?
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10. Read the following quote and determine what mood is created by Trevor's word choice: "You didn't know the dog was deaf? No, we thought it was stupid" (97).
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11. Read the following quote and determine what mood is created by Trevor's word choice: ""I started crying. 'Why are you stealing my dog? I turned to Fufi and begged her. Fufi, why are you doing this to me?" (99).
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12. Read the following quote and determine what mood is created by Trevor's word choice: "Fufi was the love of my life. Beautiful but stupid. I raised her. A dog is a great thing for a kid to have.
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13. How does Trevor describe his parents?
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14. Why does Trevor’s mom laugh when Trevor came home crying and soaking with berry juice?
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15. Patricia’s husband Abel was dangerous and abusive. This was foreshadowed by which of the following quotes in Chapter Chapter 9.
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16. Why was Trevor encouraged to ask Maylene to be his valentine?
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17. Why did Trevor feel like an outsider at school?
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18. How does Trevor shape his own social life in an unconventional way?
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19. What conflict do Trevor and Teddy get themselves into?
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20. When Trevor’s mom teases him for his “makeover,” what does this remind us about their values?
Her teasing reminds us that that they have always prioritized experiences and knowledge over
external appearances and material items.
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21. After growing up under his mom’s strict, frugal ways, when Trevor’s business takes off, how does he spend his money?
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22. When the South African police officer destroyed Trevor’s computer and ultimately his business, what
does this tell us about post-apartheid police power status?
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23. How does Trevor’s experience with the “Hulk man” represent his own subconscious prejudice about criminality?
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24. How do Patricia’s beliefs differ from Abel’s family’s Tsonga customs?
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25. How does Abel break the law and what was the penalty he had to pay?
