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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What ceremony does the Bishop come to Ndotsheni to celebrate?
2. What is Absalom’s wife’s response to her new home?
3. Complete the following statement Kumalo makes when Arthur Jarvis’ son announces he will soon leave Natal: “When you go, something _______ will go out of Ndotsheni.”
4. What American president did Arthur Jarvis greatly admire?
5. How do villagers respond to Kumalo’s return?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Compare and contrast Napoleon’s and Kumalo’s attitudes towards James Jarvis.
3. Describe the villagers’ reaction to Kumalo’s return to Ndotsheni, from the time he gets off the train until he reaches the church.
4. What does Absalom give as his defense for owning a gun when the Judge asks him about it?
5. Compare Arthur Jarvis’ son’s attitude toward Kumalo and by extension blacks, to the attitude of the generations above him.
6. Describe the build-up, events, and results of the black mining strike.
7. What surprises James Jarvis most about people’s reaction to his son’s death?
8. Compare and contrast the significance of the new gold mines in Odendaalsrust for whites and blacks, as indicated in Book Two, Chapter Six.
9. What is the Judge’s ruling in the cases against Absalom and his two accomplices, Johannes and Matthew, and what are the Judge’s reasons for his verdicts?
10. What happens to Gertrude at a church meeting at Msimangu’s mission? What does she do afterward?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss examples of foreshadowing in Cry, the Beloved Country. What is foreshadowed at the train station when Kumalo departs? How does the author employ foreshadowing to increase tension in the story?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of racial inequality in Cry, the Beloved Country. How does Alan Paton depict the racial inequality of South Africa through imagery related to the settings in the novel? How is racial inequality reflected in character development and the actions of the characters?
Essay Topic 3
Give examples of literary, religious, or pop-cultural allusions in Cry, the Beloved Country and discuss the importance of each. What is the root of this allusion? How does the work cited connect with the plot/characters/themes in Cry, the Beloved Country?
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