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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. What neighborhood is Gertrude living in?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Claremont.
(c) Alexandra.
(d) Sophiatown.

2. What weapon did Absalom use to kill Arthur Jarvis?
(a) A knife.
(b) His bare hands.
(c) A revolver.
(d) An iron bar.

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

4. What country does Father Vincent come from?
(a) England.
(b) America.
(c) Italy.
(d) Ireland.

5. How long does it take to erect Shanty Town?
(a) One month.
(b) One week.
(c) One night.
(d) One year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sentence does the Judge give to Absalom?

2. What made-up story does Kumalo tell his brother during their last meeting out of spite?

3. Where was the white man murdered?

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

5. What does the author indicate is the primary emotion that motivates how whites interact with blacks?

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