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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. From which province do both Kumalo and Jarvis come?
(a) Gauteng.
(b) Natal.
(c) Transvaal.
(d) Cape.

2. What word for God does Kumalo use when praying?
(a) Unkulunkulu.
(b) Mulungu.
(c) Tumu.
(d) Tixo.

3. What city does the writer of the letter live in?
(a) Cape Town.
(b) Durban.
(c) Pretoria.
(d) Johannesburg.

4. Which of the following best describes James’ attitude towards blacks before reading Arthur’s papers?
(a) Actively progressive.
(b) Respectful but indifferent.
(c) Actively hateful.
(d) Disinterested and distasteful.

5. Who tells Kumalo that Absalom is responsible for the murder?
(a) Gertrude.
(b) Father Vincent.
(c) John Kumalo.
(d) The reformatory worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kumalo harshly criticize his son for doing before the crime was committed?

2. Which of the following worry that John Kumalo’s speech to black miners could lead to an uprising?

3. What event occurs a few days before Absalom’s sentencing which foreshadows he is unlikely to get judicial leniency?

4. Which of the following is NOT a reason Absalom gives for having a revolver at all?

5. What is the rumored purpose of the ground markings left by Jarvis and the magistrate in Ndotsheni?

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