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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 year does the novel take place?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1936.

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

3. What is Stephen Kumalo’s profession?
(a) He is a tribal chief.
(b) He is a farmer.
(c) He is a teacher.
(d) He is a reverend.

4. Why did Kumalo’s sister originally go to the city?
(a) She went to find her husband who was working in the mines.
(b) She went to search for Kumalo’s son.
(c) She went to pursue a job as a teacher.
(d) She went as a servant to a white family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who promises to help Kumalo find his sister and his son?

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

3. Who does Stephen Kumalo receive a letter from in the opening pages of the novel?

4. What is the name of the woman who rents a room to Kumalo?

5. What does Absalom’s former landlady in Alexandra reveal about Absalom’s behavior?

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