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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. Where was the white man murdered?
(a) He was murdered on the street.
(b) He was murdered while working with poor blacks.
(c) He was murdered in his own home.
(d) He was murdered at the gold mines.

2. Who apologizes to Kumalo for behaving badly towards him and refusing to help him get a lawyer for Absalom?
(a) Msimangu.
(b) Father Vincent.
(c) His brother John.
(d) The reformatory worker.

3. What American president did Arthur Jarvis greatly admire?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

4. What had James Jarvis hoped would be his son’s career?
(a) He wanted Arthur to become an engineer.
(b) He wanted Arthur to take over the family farm.
(c) He wanted Arthur to become a prominent Judge.
(d) He wanted Arthur to study in England to become a doctor.

5. What is the name of the family Absalom was living with in Orlando?
(a) Jarvis.
(b) Hlayshwayo.
(c) Pafuri.
(d) Seme.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gertrude’s main emotion when Kumalo discovers how she is living?

2. What is John Kumalo’s profession?

3. Which of the following is NOT a reason Arthur mentions in his paper that whites need to take responsibility for helping blacks?

4. What hardship did Absalom’s girl suffer as a child?

5. From which province do both Kumalo and Jarvis come?

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