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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 vacation.
(d) A stove.

2. How does Kumalo torture Absalom’s girl at first out of his disgust for her previous lifestyle?
(a) He tells her she must give the baby to him to raise with his wife while she remains in Johannesburg.
(b) He tells her he knows Absalom is not the baby’s father and they bear no responsibility for it.
(c) He tells her she must sleep with him if she wants to be looked after.
(d) He tells her Absalom has refused to marry her.

3. Who do Arthur and Margaret visit as a brief respite from the trial?
(a) Margaret’s sister Anne.
(b) Margaret’s niece Barbara.
(c) Margaret’s girlhood friend Jane.
(d) Margaret’s cousin Mary.

4. What word does Kumalo use to describe a quality about Arthur to James?
(a) A “sunniness.”
(b) A “brightness.”
(c) A “lightness.”
(d) A “shine.”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a reason the Judge gives for not giving Absalom leniency?

2. What is Gertrude’s main emotion when Kumalo discovers how she is living?

3. What title of respect do most people address Kumalo with?

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

5. What image does Kumalo use as a metaphor for the trouble he now faces?

(see the answer key)

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