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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which powerful black leader does the anonymous black woman seek for housing help in Chapter 9?
(a) Tomlinson.
(b) Msimangu.
(c) Dubula.
(d) John Kumalo.

2. What is Absalom’s attitude in jail?
(a) He is full of self-pity.
(b) He is stoic.
(c) He is self-righteous and proud.
(d) He is defiant.

3. What is the rumored purpose of the ground markings left by Jarvis and the magistrate in Ndotsheni?
(a) They mark out a new village school.
(b) They mark out a village dairy.
(c) They mark out a new church.
(d) They mark out a dam.

4. What is Stephen Kumalo’s profession?
(a) He is a teacher.
(b) He is a farmer.
(c) He is a reverend.
(d) He is a tribal chief.

5. What American president did Arthur Jarvis greatly admire?
(a) Theodore Roosevelt.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Absalom’s girl react when Kumalo tells her she will have to leave Johannesburg if she marries Absalom?

2. Which of the following best describes James’ attitude towards blacks before reading Arthur’s papers?

3. What is the name of the Jarvis farm?

4. What good news does the group at Mrs. Lithebe’s house celebrate on the night before Kumalo et al. leave for Ndotsheni?

5. Chapter 12 steps out of the main plot to relate snippets of whites reacting to “native crime” via what platform?

(see the answer key)

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