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

2. What major family news did John fail to reveal to his family back in Ndotsheni?
(a) He never told them he had given his daughter up for adoption.
(b) He never told them he was terminally ill.
(c) He never told them he divorced his wife.
(d) He never told them his son was in jail.

3. What is Absalom’s attitude in jail?
(a) He is self-righteous and proud.
(b) He is stoic.
(c) He is defiant.
(d) He is full of self-pity.

4. What language does John prefer to speak?
(a) Zulu.
(b) English.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) Afrikaans.

5. What kind of protest affects Kumalo and Msimangu’s attempts to locate Absalom?
(a) A mining strike.
(b) A labor march.
(c) A voting rally.
(d) A bus boycott.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who organizes this protest and asks Kumalo and Msimangu personally to participate?

2. Which character encourages Kumalo to pray and look for things to be grateful for rather than to wallow in self-pity?

3. How does Kumalo travel to the city?

4. Kumalo is described as moving _______, in the same rhythm as the tribal life. What is the adjective that best describes both tribal life and Kumalo’s movements?

5. Why are Absalom’s accomplices angry with him?

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