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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following best describes the theme of Msimangu’s preaching?
(a) He urges his followers to rely on God to relieve their suffering.
(b) He urges his followers to practice passive protest for justice.
(c) He urges his followers to stand up for their rights by any means necessary.
(d) He urges his followers to accept their role as inferior to whites.

3. What strategy does the lawyer intend to use in Absalom’s case?
(a) He believes the truth of Absalom’s testimony and will center the case on it.
(b) He intends to center the argument around the testimony of the beaten house servant.
(c) He believes there is no way to win because Absalom has already confessed and is sure to hang.
(d) He plans to hire false witnesses to claim they saw one of the other defendants fire the gun.

4. Which of the following worry that John Kumalo’s speech to black miners could lead to an uprising?
(a) Msimangu.
(b) None of these answers.
(c) The police.
(d) James Jarvis.

5. What American president did Arthur Jarvis greatly admire?
(a) Theodore Roosevelt.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) George Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is John Kumalo’s profession?

2. What event occurs a few days before Absalom’s sentencing which foreshadows he is unlikely to get judicial leniency?

3. What does Kumalo harshly criticize his son for doing before the crime was committed?

4. Why does Kumalo also appear at the same house that Arther and Margaret are visiting as a respite from the trail?

5. Which woman has a reputation for being involved in illegal activity?

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