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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. Why are Absalom’s accomplices angry with him?
(a) Because he lied to the police about which of them shot Arthur Jarvis.
(b) Because he refuses to lie and take all the blame for the crime upon himself.
(c) Because he is collecting false witnesses who saw them at the crime scene.
(d) Because he faked illness to get a better prison cell than them.

2. What building does Jarvis’ wife want to finance for Ndotsheni?
(a) A school.
(b) A church.
(c) A refrigerated outbuilding for milk.
(d) A medical clinic.

3. Whose death devastates the villagers of Ndotsheni?
(a) Kumalo’s wife.
(b) Jarvis’ wife.
(c) Gertrude.
(d) The tribe’s chief.

4. Which adjectives does Mrs. Lithebe use to describe the people she thinks Gertrude should not spend time with?
(a) Brutal and mean.
(b) Greedy and immoral.
(c) Idle and careless.
(d) Promiscuous and vulgar.

5. How long has it been since the Kumalos heard from their son?
(a) One year.
(b) One month.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the Jarvis boy tell Kumalo he will be leaving for Johannesburg?

2. Who promises to help Kumalo find his sister and his son?

3. Which of the following does the black woman NOT lament?

4. What is the name of the town in which the Jarvises reside?

5. What is the name of the lawyer who agrees to represent Absalom?

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