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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Absalom react to Kumalo’s news that he will be married?
(a) He is displeased to hear it.
(b) He begs his father to spare the girl the humiliation of marrying a condemned man.
(c) He is happy to hear it.
(d) He is so despondent nothing can affect his mood.

2. What does Kumalo harshly criticize his son for doing before the crime was committed?
(a) He criticizes him for leaving the village in the first place.
(b) He criticizes him for keeping company with “friends” he knew were not trustworthy.
(c) He criticizes him for getting a young girl pregnant.
(d) He criticizes him for failing to find Gertrude like he was supposed to.

3. How long is the waiting list for a new house in Orlando?
(a) One year.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Three years.

4. Which character encourages Kumalo to pray and look for things to be grateful for rather than to wallow in self-pity?
(a) Msimangu.
(b) Father Vincent.
(c) Mrs. Lithebe.
(d) Mr. Carmichael.

5. Which character shows the most disgust toward the Absalom’s girl’s behavior?
(a) The reformatory worker.
(b) Kumalo.
(c) Absalom.
(d) Msimangu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is angriest that Absalom has disappeared?

2. When Kumalo et al. visit Absalom’s girl, how long has it been since she last saw Absalom?

3. What sentence does the Judge give to Absalom?

4. What good news does the group at Mrs. Lithebe’s house celebrate on the night before Kumalo et al. leave for Ndotsheni?

5. Why does Kumalo humbly accept this apology rather than expressing his true feelings about the unnecessary anger directed at him?

(see the answer key)

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