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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. Which of the following does the black woman NOT lament?
(a) That she has to take in boarders to feed her family.
(b) That she and her husband ever left their small village.
(c) That she cannot send her children to better schools.
(d) That she does not have enough money to buy her way higher on the housing waiting list.

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

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

4. What is John Kumalo’s profession?
(a) He is a preacher.
(b) He is a mine worker.
(c) He is a liquor bootlegger.
(d) He is a carpenter.

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the places the police seeks Absalom?
(a) Mrs. Lithebe’s house.
(b) Mrs. Ndlela’s house.
(c) Mrs. Hlayshwayo’s house.
(d) Mrs. Mkize’s house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does the writer of the letter live in?

2. How does Kumalo travel to the city?

3. What is Absalom’s attitude in jail?

4. What tragedy does the black woman suffer?

5. After a visit from Mrs. Ndlela, what does Msimangu decide to do?

(see the answer key)

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