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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 71- 108.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the black men sit in the public square?
(a) On the fountain.
(b) Anywhere.
(c) On the grass.
(d) On benches marked for them.

2. Why is Rosa engaged to Noel de Witt?
(a) Because she loves him.
(b) So she can visit him in prison and get information for her parents.
(c) He is a revolutionary who intrigues Rosa.
(d) He is a journalist who will help her father.

3. What is the last trial in which Cathy and Lionel stand accused together?
(a) The Strikers Trial of 1956.
(b) The Communist Party Trial of 1957.
(c) The Treason Trial of 1957.
(d) The Riotous Trial of 1955.

4. Why is the group knocking at the prison door in the opening pages of the novel?
(a) They came for visiting hour.
(b) They were promised they could deliver supplies to their loved ones.
(c) They came to revolt.
(d) They came to complain.

5. What did the trial after the strike allow the government to do?
(a) Stop underground operations.
(b) Shut down the African Mineworkers Union.
(c) Get Lionel Burger ousted from the Communist Party.
(d) Pass the Supression of Communism Act.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rosa feel about Conrad when she moves from the cottage?

2. Of what does Rosa's mother die?

3. Why do Rosa and Marcus go to Cape Town?

4. How many black miners participated in the strike of 1946 in South Africa?

5. How long does Lionel Burger speak when he gets his chance in court?

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