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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 is the primary emotional reaction of everyone Kumalo asks about Absalom?
(a) They all seem fond of Absalom.
(b) They all seem disgusted with Absalom.
(c) They all seem afraid of Absalom.
(d) They all seem proud of Absalom.

2. What does Kumalo do with Gertrude and her son after she has apologized for her sinful ways?
(a) He gives Gertrude money to sustain her until they can return to the village.
(b) He moves them into the boarding house where he is staying.
(c) He immediately sends them back to Ndotsheni.
(d) He uses his resources with Msimangu to get Gertrude a legitimate job.

3. What neighborhood is Gertrude living in?
(a) Sophiatown.
(b) Orlando.
(c) Claremont.
(d) Alexandra.

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

5. When Kumalo et al. visit Absalom’s girl, how long has it been since she last saw Absalom?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 2 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Stephen Kumalo’s profession?

2. How do Kumalo and Msimangu travel to Alexandra?

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

4. What tribe does Kumalo belong to?

5. What was the murdered man most well-known for?

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