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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 long has it been since the Kumalos heard from their son?
(a) One month.
(b) Six months.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

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

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

4. What made-up story does Kumalo tell his brother during their last meeting out of spite?
(a) Kumalo tells John that local blacks whisper behind his back that John is a coward.
(b) Kumalo tells John that his son Matthew is the real father of Absalom’s girl’s baby but wasn’t man enough to take responsibility.
(c) Kumalo tells John that he should give up public speaking because he is bad at it.
(d) Kumalo tells John that there is a police spy who visits his shop pretending to be a friend.

5. Why does Kumalo feel betrayed by his brother John?
(a) Because John renounces any familial bond with Stephen or Absalom.
(b) Because John is secretly gleeful that a white man is dead.
(c) Because John is prepared to act as an alibi to get his own son off the hook.
(d) Because John is willing to hire a lawyer to lie about his own son’s involvement in the murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Absalom ask his father to name his child if it is boy?

2. What does James have a hard time looking at each day upon entering Arthur’s house?

3. Who reveals to the Jarvises that their son has been murdered?

4. What was the name of the paper Arthur Jarvis was writing about justice for blacks?

5. What is the name of the Jarvis farm?

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