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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapters 15-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tragedy does the black woman suffer?
(a) Her child is disfigured when their house burns down.
(b) She is forced to give her child to relatives to care for.
(c) Her child dies because she cannot access a doctor.
(d) She miscarries an unborn child.

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

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

4. In Chapter 12, which of the following is NOT a suggestion among whites on how to deal with "native crime”?
(a) Some whites want to get blacks better education.
(b) Some whites want to enslave black.
(c) Some whites want to hire more police.
(d) Some whites want to segregate blacks into their own country.

5. What weapon did Absalom use to kill Arthur Jarvis?
(a) A revolver.
(b) His bare hands.
(c) An iron bar.
(d) A knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the taxi driver tell Kumalo and Msimangu that Absalom might be living?

2. Which word(s) best describes John’s feelings toward tribal chiefs and the Church?

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

4. When Kumalo et al. visit Absalom’s girl, how long has it been since she last saw Absalom?

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

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