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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 is the phrase used to describe why the lawyer takes the case without payment?
(a) Carpe diem.
(b) Pro deo.
(c) Habeas corpus.
(d) E. pluribus unum.

2. When Kumalo et al. visit Absalom’s girl, how long has it been since she last saw Absalom?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 week.

3. Which of the following does the black woman NOT lament?
(a) That she has to take in boarders to feed her family.
(b) That she cannot send her children to better schools.
(c) That she and her husband ever left their small village.
(d) That she does not have enough money to buy her way higher on the housing waiting list.

4. Which adjectives does Mrs. Lithebe use to describe the people she thinks Gertrude should not spend time with?
(a) Greedy and immoral.
(b) Idle and careless.
(c) Brutal and mean.
(d) Promiscuous and vulgar.

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. Which powerful black leader does the anonymous black woman seek for housing help in Chapter 9?

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

3. What made-up story does Kumalo tell his brother during their last meeting out of spite?

4. Who has disappeared on the morning Kumalo is set to return to Ndotsheni?

5. Which character encourages Kumalo to pray and look for things to be grateful for rather than to wallow in self-pity?

(see the answer key)

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