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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reformatory worker’s main concern about Absalom’s involvement in the murder?
(a) He is anxious that the reformatory’s reputation not be tarnished.
(b) He is irritated that he has been fired from his job.
(c) He is afraid that Absalom will be executed without trial.
(d) He is devastated that a leader in the equal rights movement has been killed.

2. What does Kumalo eventually find out happened to Sibeko’s daughter?
(a) She started making liquor and was jailed.
(b) She committed suicide after her husband died in the mines.
(c) She became a prostitute and disappeared.
(d) She was killed by a cart in the street.

3. How did the three accomplices disguise themselves during the housebreak?
(a) They pulled stockings over their faces.
(b) They wore hats pulled low over their eyes.
(c) They wore sunglasses.
(d) They tied handkerchiefs around their mouths.

4. Which of the following is NOT an excuse Absalom gives for shooting Jarvis?
(a) He claims he was drunk at the time of the murder and not responsible for his actions.
(b) He claims the devil made him do it.
(c) He claims he just got scared and did not intend to shoot the gun.
(d) He claims he was simply spending time with bad companions.

5. After meeting with Absalom’s girl, how does Kumalo feel about the prospects for the future?
(a) He feels completely optimistic.
(b) He feels a little bit of weight lifted from his shoulders.
(c) He feels exactly the same.
(d) He feels pessimistic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the paper Arthur Jarvis was writing about justice for blacks?

3. What is John Kumalo’s profession?

4. Who reveals to the Jarvises that their son has been murdered?

5. Which woman has a reputation for being involved in illegal activity?

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