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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. Msimangu ministers to a community of people who suffer from which of the following?
(a) They have leprosy.
(b) They cannot walk.
(c) They are blind.
(d) They are mentally handicapped.

2. What is Stephen Kumalo’s profession?
(a) He is a teacher.
(b) He is a reverend.
(c) He is a tribal chief.
(d) He is a farmer.

3. How long is the waiting list for a new house in Orlando?
(a) Three years.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Five years.
(d) One year.

4. What tragedy does the black woman suffer?
(a) Her child is disfigured when their house burns down.
(b) Her child dies because she cannot access a doctor.
(c) She is forced to give her child to relatives to care for.
(d) She miscarries an unborn child.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Ndlela tell Kumalo and Msimangu about Absalom that concerns them?

2. What is the name of the village where Kumalo lives?

3. Which of the following reactions are black leaders NOT hoping to elicit from whites with the decrepit conditions of Shanty Town?

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

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

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