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

2. What does Mrs. Ndlela tell Kumalo and Msimangu about Absalom that concerns them?
(a) She tells them Absalom was spending time with a bad crowd.
(b) She tells them Absalom stole from her.
(c) She tells them Absalom had been in jail.
(d) She tells them Absalom had a child out of wedlock.

3. Which of the following reactions are black leaders NOT hoping to elicit from whites with the decrepit conditions of Shanty Town?
(a) Pity.
(b) A need for immediate action.
(c) Anger.
(d) Shock.

4. Which of the following is John’s main political agenda?
(a) He wants complete equal rights for blacks.
(b) He wants blacks to separate and form their own country.
(c) He wants blacks to have the right to vote.
(d) He wants better wages for blacks working in the gold mines.

5. Who does Absalom claim planned the time and place for the house break?
(a) Johannes Pafuri.
(b) Absalom himself.
(c) Matthew Kumalo.
(d) Richard Mpiring.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the murderer is caught, who is suspected of the crime of killing Arthur?

2. What weapon did Absalom use to kill Arthur Jarvis?

3. Why does Kumalo humbly accept this apology rather than expressing his true feelings about the unnecessary anger directed at him?

4. What is Stephen Kumalo’s profession?

5. What other action does Absalom claim he took after ridding himself of the weapon?

(see the answer key)

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