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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapters 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What neighborhood of the city does Msimangu live in?
(a) Sophiatown.
(b) Claremont.
(c) Alexandra.
(d) Orlando.

2. How do Kumalo and Msimangu travel to Alexandra?
(a) They take a taxi.
(b) They walk eleven miles.
(c) They accept a ride from a white man.
(d) They take a bus.

3. Which of the following is NOT something the white reformatory worker tells Kumalo about Absalom’s recent experiences?
(a) Absalom rose to head boy at the reformatory.
(b) Absalom got a girl pregnant.
(c) Absalom was holding a steady job at a factory.
(d) Absalom had decided to become a reverend like his father.

4. What is Gertrude’s main emotion when Kumalo discovers how she is living?
(a) Defiance.
(b) Amusement.
(c) Shame.
(d) Pride.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Ndlela tell Kumalo and Msimangu about Absalom that concerns them?

2. What is the name of the village where Kumalo lives?

3. What neighborhood did the murdered white man live in?

4. What is the name of the taxi driver who is friends with Absalom?

5. Which of the following does the black woman NOT lament?

(see the answer key)

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