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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which woman has a reputation for being involved in illegal activity?
(a) Mrs. Ndlela.
(b) Mrs. Mkize.
(c) Mrs. Hlayshwayo.
(d) Mrs. Lithebe.

2. What was the motive for Absalom and his accomplices to break into the Jarvis house?
(a) They sought retribution for being fired from the Jarvis household.
(b) They were going to kidnap one of Jarvis’ children and hold it for ransom.
(c) They were involved in a grudge match with one of Jarvis’ servants.
(d) They wanted to steal goods to sell.

3. What hardship did Absalom’s girl suffer as a child?
(a) Her mother died when she was a baby.
(b) Her mother was an alcoholic.
(c) Her mother beat her daily.
(d) Her mother was sent to a mental asylum.

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

5. Which of the following is NOT something the white reformatory worker tells Kumalo about Absalom’s recent experiences?
(a) Absalom rose to head boy at the reformatory.
(b) Absalom got a girl pregnant.
(c) Absalom had decided to become a reverend like his father.
(d) Absalom was holding a steady job at a factory.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do Kumalo and Msimangu travel to Alexandra?

3. What is Absalom’s attitude in jail?

4. What word best describes the relationship between James and Arthur Jarvis?

5. What does the author indicate is the primary emotion that motivates how whites interact with blacks?

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