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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Absalom’s accomplices angry with him?
(a) Because he lied to the police about which of them shot Arthur Jarvis.
(b) Because he faked illness to get a better prison cell than them.
(c) Because he is collecting false witnesses who saw them at the crime scene.
(d) Because he refuses to lie and take all the blame for the crime upon himself.

2. Where was the white man murdered?
(a) He was murdered in his own home.
(b) He was murdered while working with poor blacks.
(c) He was murdered on the street.
(d) He was murdered at the gold mines.

3. What hardship did Absalom’s girl suffer as a child?
(a) Her mother was sent to a mental asylum.
(b) Her mother was an alcoholic.
(c) Her mother beat her daily.
(d) Her mother died when she was a baby.

4. What title of respect do most people address Kumalo with?
(a) Umfundisi.
(b) Amakhosi.
(c) Sawubona baba.
(d) Umlungu.

5. How does Kumalo torture Absalom’s girl at first out of his disgust for her previous lifestyle?
(a) He tells her she must sleep with him if she wants to be looked after.
(b) He tells her she must give the baby to him to raise with his wife while she remains in Johannesburg.
(c) He tells her Absalom has refused to marry her.
(d) He tells her he knows Absalom is not the baby’s father and they bear no responsibility for it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is James Jarvis’ main concern before learning of his son’s death?

2. As James reads Arthur’s papers, what claim does his son make that offends him?

3. Which word(s) best describes John’s feelings toward tribal chiefs and the Church?

4. How many bullets were in the revolver at the time Absalom shot Arthur?

5. What was the name of the accomplice carrying this weapon?

(see the answer key)

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