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Kaffir,Bench,Mandela
Durst-Begin Black lit. unit 2011
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| apartheid | Dutch word for "apartness": policy of racial segregation in S. Africa and the laws created to enforce it |
| "homelands" | special areas with very few jobs/industries where black S. Africans are were required to live. |
| Influx Control | law that says if a black S. African man works in the city, it is illegal for him to live there. |
| "townships" | poor areas just outside the city where black city workers must live. |
| Pass Law | requires that black S. Africans 16 years and older carry a passbook that proves they have a job that gives them the right to live in a township. |
| in townships: | black S. Africans who work in the city and live in townships cannot have their families live with them. |
| Bantu Affairs Dept. | regulates Apartheid laws and determines what black S. African students can learn. |
| kaffir | an insulting term used by whites to refer to black S. Africans |
| The setting of "The Bench": | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| what is the obstacle/challenge that Karlie faces at the station in "the Bench"? | the railway bench with "Europeans Only" written on it. |
| Name some conflicts in the story, "the Bench". | Man vs. himself. give an example. Mav vs. man. give an example |
| Does Karlie leave the bench for his home destination? | No. It is his mission to face the challenge of sitting on the bench for as long as it takes for his action to be recognized. |
| Who wrote "Kaffir Boy"? | Mark Mathabane - based on his life |
| Peri-Urban police | took bribes of money to let people remain in the townships or to get out of being arrested |
| What causes Mark's father's self-esteem to lessen? | having to beg for their lives, having to talk nicely to the Peri-Urban police, being made to feel less-than-human for no other reason than his skin color. |
| Mark's father is punished in this way for not having his papers in order: | 2 months hard labor on white man's potato farm |
| Under Apartheid, the worst crime a black man could commit was this, according to Kaffir Boy: | unemployment |
| Blacks had to have permits to or special permission to change jobs. | |
| Mark had a passion for this that kept his mind off of hunger: | sports |
| Mark's mother was an excellent story teller. He learned these morals from her stories: | good triumphs over all; brains are better than brawn; underdogs need to have patience, stubbornness, and unshakable hope |
| Mark was once questioned whether "a black life was really worth living." | |
| Mark's mother's main concern was: | education. She tied his hands and took him to a tribal school. |
| Why didn't Mark attempt to escape school? | He would be been beat with a cane by the Principal. |
| 3 reasons why Mark didn't want to go to school: | surrender freedom and independence; rumors of daily beatings from teachers and the long hours; allegiance to a gang of homeless junkyard kids |
| Mom insists he get an education and is beaten by Mark's father how feels education is a waste of money. | |
| Females in that society are not allowed to go to school. | |
| Mark promises to: | go to school forever |
| Mark excels at this sport: | tennis |
| Mark graduates at the top of his class. | |
| Where does Mark get a job? | at a bank, making more than both his parents. |
| Mark is the first black boy to leave S. AFrica on what type of scholarship? | Tennis. He goes to the U.S. |
| What does Mark's father do when Mark leaves for America? | He cries for the first time. It is hard for him to believe that Mark is leaving. |
| What does Mark think of his father before he leaves? | that his father is human after all and that he really does love Mark |
| Who is Nelson Mandela? | First black S. African to become President of S. Africa. He served until 1999. |
| Mandela was imprisoned for about how long? | about 27 years on Robben Island. Released on 2/11/90 at the age of 71. |
| The award Mandela won this in Dec. 1993: | Nobel Peace Prize for his fight against apartheid |
| South Africa under apartheid: | whites dominated with power and money; blacks dominated in population |
| Capital City of S. Africa: | Johannesburg |
| Afrikaner: | white S. Africans, descendants of Dutch settlers |
| Mandela was a lawyer and opened the first black law firm in S. Africa. | |
| Mandela is arrested for treason and found guilty in June 1964. What is his sentence? How old is he? | Sentenced to life in prison. He is 43 years old. |
| Vocab from "The Bench": | bioscope: motion picture theater/ baas: boss in Afrikaans language/ jong: young man in Afrikaans language |
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