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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 tribe does Kumalo belong to?
(a) Sotho.
(b) Xhosa.
(c) Bantu.
(d) Zulu.

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

3. How long does it take to erect Shanty Town?
(a) One month.
(b) One night.
(c) One year.
(d) One week.

4. Which of the following is NOT something Kumalo and his wife were saving money for?
(a) New clothes.
(b) To send their son to school.
(c) A stove.
(d) A vacation.

5. What language does John prefer to speak?
(a) English.
(b) Afrikaans.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) Zulu.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the primary emotional reaction of everyone Kumalo asks about Absalom?

3. How long has it been since the Kumalos heard from their son?

4. Msimangu ministers to a community of people who suffer from which of the following?

5. Why did Kumalo’s sister originally go to the city?

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