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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 does Kumalo do with Gertrude and her son after she has apologized for her sinful ways?
(a) He uses his resources with Msimangu to get Gertrude a legitimate job.
(b) He immediately sends them back to Ndotsheni.
(c) He gives Gertrude money to sustain her until they can return to the village.
(d) He moves them into the boarding house where he is staying.

2. What has become of Kumalo’s sister since she arrived in the city?
(a) She has become a nun.
(b) She has been jailed without cause.
(c) She has turned to liquor and prostitution.
(d) She has divorced her husband.

3. Who does Stephen Kumalo receive a letter from in the opening pages of the novel?
(a) John.
(b) Absalom.
(c) Gertrude.
(d) Msimangu.

4. Which of the following is NOT something Kumalo and his wife were saving money for?
(a) To send their son to school.
(b) New clothes.
(c) A stove.
(d) A vacation.

5. 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 cannot send her children to better schools.
(c) That she does not have enough money to buy her way higher on the housing waiting list.
(d) That she and her husband ever left their small village.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kumalo feel betrayed by his brother John?

2. What is the name of the family Absalom was living with in Orlando?

3. Which of the following is John’s main political agenda?

4. What was the murdered man most well-known for?

5. What does Absalom’s former landlady in Alexandra reveal about Absalom’s behavior?

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