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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapters 6-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the FIRST place Kumalo and Msimangu visit to track down Absalom?
(a) They visit a reformatory.
(b) They visit a factory where Absalom worked.
(c) They visit the Shanty Town in Orlando.
(d) They visit Mrs. Ndlela’s house.

2. What is the name of the village where Kumalo lives?
(a) Carisbrooke.
(b) Ndotsheni.
(c) Umzimkulu.
(d) Sophiatown.

3. Who does Stephen Kumalo receive a letter from in the opening pages of the novel?
(a) Msimangu.
(b) Gertrude.
(c) Absalom.
(d) John.

4. What is the name of the taxi driver who is friends with Absalom?
(a) Dubula.
(b) Hlabeni.
(c) Pafuri.
(d) Matthew.

5. What major family news did John fail to reveal to his family back in Ndotsheni?
(a) He never told them he divorced his wife.
(b) He never told them he was terminally ill.
(c) He never told them his son was in jail.
(d) He never told them he had given his daughter up for adoption.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of protest affects Kumalo and Msimangu’s attempts to locate Absalom?

2. Who organizes this protest and asks Kumalo and Msimangu personally to participate?

3. What is John Kumalo’s profession?

4. What has become of Kumalo’s sister since she arrived in the city?

5. What wealth-making industry has drawn so many young men to the city?

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