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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapters 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city does the writer of the letter live in?
(a) Pretoria.
(b) Durban.
(c) Johannesburg.
(d) Cape Town.

2. What is Gertrude’s main emotion when Kumalo discovers how she is living?
(a) Shame.
(b) Amusement.
(c) Defiance.
(d) Pride.

3. What major family news did John fail to reveal to his family back in Ndotsheni?
(a) He never told them his son was in jail.
(b) He never told them he divorced his wife.
(c) He never told them he had given his daughter up for adoption.
(d) He never told them he was terminally ill.

4. What has become of Kumalo’s sister since she arrived in the city?
(a) She has become a nun.
(b) She has divorced her husband.
(c) She has been jailed without cause.
(d) She has turned to liquor and prostitution.

5. Where does the white reformatory worker say Absalom currently lives?
(a) Pimville.
(b) Sophiatown.
(c) Claremont.
(d) Springs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Stephen Kumalo receive a letter from in the opening pages of the novel?

2. Which of the following best describes John’s relationship with his own son?

3. Who organizes this protest and asks Kumalo and Msimangu personally to participate?

4. What is the name of the family Absalom was living with in Orlando?

5. What is the main industry that drives Kumalo’s village?

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