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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Jarvises travel to Johannesburg?
(a) By private car.
(b) By plane.
(c) By bus.
(d) By train.

2. Where do James Jarvis and Kumalo wait out a rainstorm?
(a) In the village school.
(b) In Kumalo’s church.
(c) In Jarvis’ car.
(d) In the tribal chief’s office.

3. At whose house did the police eventually find Absalom?
(a) Ndlela Germiston's house.
(b) Joseph Benghu's house.
(c) Baby Mkize's house.
(d) Johannes Pafuri's house.

4. What is the name of the agricultural demonstrator Jarvis hires for Ndotsheni?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Washington.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Cromwell.

5. What was the name of the paper Arthur Jarvis was writing about justice for blacks?
(a) “Don’t Blame the Natives.”
(b) “A Modern Emancipation Proclamation.”
(c) “Equality and Justice for All.”
(d) “The Truth About Native Crime.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Which adjectives does Mrs. Lithebe use to describe the people she thinks Gertrude should not spend time with?

2. Which of the following is NOT a reason Arthur mentions in his paper that whites need to take responsibility for helping blacks?

3. How does the agricultural demonstrator think the farming improvements will affect the future of Ndotsheni?

4. What word for God does Kumalo use when praying?

5. Who performs the sacrament that is performed immediately following the sentencing in the prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare and contrast the lifestyles of James Jarvis and Stephen Kumalo living so close to each other in the Natal province.

2. Explain the metaphorical usage of the rainstorm that occurs in Book Three, Chapter 3.

3. How does James Jarvis react when Kumalo tries to thank him for all the good work he is doing in Ndotsheni? Why does he likely react this way?

4. Describe the incident Kumalo tells his friend about as a way of explaining his idea that James Jarvis is a compassionate man.

5. What does Absalom give as his defense for owning a gun when the Judge asks him about it?

6. Describe how Napoleon Letsitsi comes to be in Ndotsheni.

7. Compare and contrast Absalom and his wife’s reactions to their wedding.

8. Describe the villagers’ reaction to Kumalo’s return to Ndotsheni, from the time he gets off the train until he reaches the church.

9. How does the village chief’s interaction with the magistrate and James Jarvis support John Kumalo’s earlier statement about chiefs, “He is a trick, a trick to hold together something that the white man desires to hold together.”

10. Summarize the main events of the meeting between James Jarvis and Kumalo at the house of Jarvis’ kinswoman Barbara Smith.

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