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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. Which of the following best describes James’ attitude towards blacks before reading Arthur’s papers?
(a) Disinterested and distasteful.
(b) Actively progressive.
(c) Respectful but indifferent.
(d) Actively hateful.

2. Which statement best describes John Harrison Sr. and Jr.’s relationship with blacks’ rights?
(a) John Jr. was against equality for blacks while John Sr. supported it.
(b) Both John Sr. and Jr. were supported of equality for blacks.
(c) John Sr. was against equality for blacks while John Jr. supported it.
(d) Both John Sr. and Jr. were against equality for blacks.

3. How does Kumalo’s wife react to the addition of Absalom’s wife and Gertrude’s child to the family?
(a) She has a difficult time swallowing Absalom’s wife’s promiscuous and immoral past.
(b) She worries ceaselessly about the increased financial burden they will engender.
(c) She curses Gertrude for shirking her only responsibility as a mother.
(d) She embraces them both as her own children.

4. What natural phenomenon is afflicting Umzimkulu valley when Kumalo returns home?
(a) Forest fires.
(b) Drought.
(c) Locusts.
(d) Monsoons.

5. Which powerful black leader does the anonymous black woman seek for housing help in Chapter 9?
(a) John Kumalo.
(b) Msimangu.
(c) Dubula.
(d) Tomlinson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What language does John prefer to speak?

3. How many “husbands” did Absalom’s girl have before Absalom?

4. What does Kumalo eventually find out happened to Sibeko’s daughter?

5. Who does James Jarvis surprise with a large financial donation to further the cause of blacks?

(see the answer key)

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