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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 of the following does John Harrison, Sr. hope will happen when the murderer is caught?
(a) He hopes he is sent to a religious reformatory for rehabilitation.
(b) He hopes he is jailed for life without parole.
(c) He hopes he is executed.
(d) He hopes he is sent to a forced labor camp in the mines.

2. What neighborhood did the murdered white man live in?
(a) Alexandra.
(b) Springs.
(c) Parkwold.
(d) Carisbrooke.

3. Where does the taxi driver tell Kumalo and Msimangu that Absalom might be living?
(a) Shanty Town.
(b) Springs.
(c) Claremont.
(d) Carisbrooke.

4. Which of the following is NOT a reason Arthur mentions in his paper that whites need to take responsibility for helping blacks?
(a) Because whites have actively suppressed the education of blacks out of fear.
(b) Because people who consider themselves Christians should not subjugate others in the name of God’s will.
(c) Because whites destroyed blacks’ tribal life in the first place.
(d) Because of blacks’ inferior intelligence and inability to help themselves.

5. How many “husbands” did Absalom’s girl have before Absalom?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. What major family news did John fail to reveal to his family back in Ndotsheni?

2. What is the name of the Jarvis farm?

3. What is Kumalo’s connection to the murdered man?

4. What had James Jarvis hoped would be his son’s career?

5. What kind of protest affects Kumalo and Msimangu’s attempts to locate Absalom?

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