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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. How do Kumalo and Msimangu travel to Alexandra?
(a) They take a bus.
(b) They walk eleven miles.
(c) They accept a ride from a white man.
(d) They take a taxi.

2. Who tells Kumalo that Absalom is responsible for the murder?
(a) Gertrude.
(b) John Kumalo.
(c) Father Vincent.
(d) The reformatory worker.

3. Which of the following is John’s main political agenda?
(a) He wants blacks to separate and form their own country.
(b) He wants complete equal rights for blacks.
(c) He wants better wages for blacks working in the gold mines.
(d) He wants blacks to have the right to vote.

4. What was the murdered man most well-known for?
(a) He spoke and wrote publicly for equal rights for blacks.
(b) He had married a black woman.
(c) He was a rising local politician.
(d) He advocated for a separate nation for blacks.

5. James has a fleeting memory of the Ndotsheni church and Kumalo as priest. Which of the following best describes his impression of them?
(a) James remembers the church and Kumalo as cheap and shifty.
(b) James remembers the church and Kumalo as dirty and forlorn.
(c) James remembers the church and Kumalo as vibrant and passionate.
(d) James remembers the church and Kumalo as dignified and sacred.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character shows the most disgust toward the Absalom’s girl’s behavior?

2. Which of the following is NOT an excuse Absalom gives for shooting Jarvis?

3. Mrs. Lithebe is afraid which character will be a bad influence on Absalom’s girl?

4. Which woman has a reputation for being involved in illegal activity?

5. Who reveals to the Jarvises that their son has been murdered?

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