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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. Which of the following does the black woman NOT lament?
(a) That she and her husband ever left their small village.
(b) That she has to take in boarders to feed her family.
(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. What strategy does the lawyer intend to use in Absalom’s case?
(a) He believes the truth of Absalom’s testimony and will center the case on it.
(b) He intends to center the argument around the testimony of the beaten house servant.
(c) He believes there is no way to win because Absalom has already confessed and is sure to hang.
(d) He plans to hire false witnesses to claim they saw one of the other defendants fire the gun.

3. Which of the following best describes John’s relationship with his own son?
(a) They are estranged because John’s son is friends with criminals.
(b) John has fully disinherited his son in order to give more to his younger children.
(c) Since John’s son got married, they rarely see each other.
(d) They are close and John’s son still lives with John.

4. How long has it been since the Kumalos heard from their son?
(a) One month.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six months.
(d) One year.

5. What wealth-making industry has drawn so many young men to the city?
(a) Oil.
(b) Gold.
(c) Platinum.
(d) Diamonds.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many “husbands” did Absalom’s girl have before Absalom?

3. What is Stephen Kumalo’s profession?

4. Chapter 12 steps out of the main plot to relate snippets of whites reacting to “native crime” via what platform?

5. Which of the following is NOT an excuse Absalom gives for shooting Jarvis?

(see the answer key)

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