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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. What tragedy does the black woman suffer?
(a) Her child dies because she cannot access a doctor.
(b) She is forced to give her child to relatives to care for.
(c) She miscarries an unborn child.
(d) Her child is disfigured when their house burns down.

2. Which sacrament is performed immediately following the sentencing in the prison?
(a) Matrimony.
(b) Last Rites.
(c) Reconciliation.
(d) Communion.

3. What is the name of the lawyer who agrees to represent Absalom?
(a) Mr. Christie.
(b) Mr. Johannes.
(c) Mr. Carmichael.
(d) Mr. Smith.

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

5. What is the name of the murdered white man that Kumalo and Msimangu hear about upon returning to the mission?
(a) Johannes Pafuri.
(b) Arthur Jarvis.
(c) Michael Seme.
(d) Father Vincent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country does Father Vincent come from?

2. What strategy does the lawyer intend to use in Absalom’s case?

3. Who does James Jarvis surprise with a large financial donation to further the cause of blacks?

4. Where does the white reformatory worker say Absalom currently lives?

5. What name does Absalom ask his father to name his child if it is boy?

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