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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 is the phrase used to describe why the lawyer takes the case without payment?
(a) E. pluribus unum.
(b) Pro deo.
(c) Carpe diem.
(d) Habeas corpus.

2. How many bullets were in the revolver at the time Absalom shot Arthur?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

3. What tragedy does the black woman suffer?
(a) Her child is disfigured when their house burns down.
(b) She is forced to give her child to relatives to care for.
(c) Her child dies because she cannot access a doctor.
(d) She miscarries an unborn child.

4. As James reads Arthur’s papers, what claim does his son make that offends him?
(a) Arthur claims James never taught him a sense of national identity and social responsibility.
(b) Arthur claims James cared more about money than people.
(c) Arthur claims James was a superficial and unbelieving Christian.
(d) Arthur claims James was a virulent racist.

5. How do the Jarvises travel to Johannesburg?
(a) By private car.
(b) By bus.
(c) By plane.
(d) By train.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following reactions are black leaders NOT hoping to elicit from whites with the decrepit conditions of Shanty Town?

2. What is the name of the murdered white man that Kumalo and Msimangu hear about upon returning to the mission?

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

4. Which character shows the most disgust toward the Absalom’s girl’s behavior?

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

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