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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of protest affects Kumalo and Msimangu’s attempts to locate Absalom?
(a) A bus boycott.
(b) A mining strike.
(c) A labor march.
(d) A voting rally.

2. What is the primary emotional reaction of everyone Kumalo asks about Absalom?
(a) They all seem proud of Absalom.
(b) They all seem afraid of Absalom.
(c) They all seem fond of Absalom.
(d) They all seem disgusted with Absalom.

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

4. How many “husbands” did Absalom’s girl have before Absalom?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

5. Msimangu ministers to a community of people who suffer from which of the following?
(a) They are mentally handicapped.
(b) They have leprosy.
(c) They are blind.
(d) They cannot walk.

6. Which of the following reactions are black leaders NOT hoping to elicit from whites with the decrepit conditions of Shanty Town?
(a) A need for immediate action.
(b) Pity.
(c) Shock.
(d) Anger.

7. Which of the following is John’s main political agenda?
(a) He wants blacks to separate and form their own country.
(b) He wants complete equal rights for blacks.
(c) He wants better wages for blacks working in the gold mines.
(d) He wants blacks to have the right to vote.

8. Which character is angriest that Absalom has disappeared?
(a) Msimangu.
(b) The reformatory worker.
(c) The girl.
(d) Kumalo.

9. Which of the following is NOT an excuse Absalom gives for shooting Jarvis?
(a) He claims he just got scared and did not intend to shoot the gun.
(b) He claims he was drunk at the time of the murder and not responsible for his actions.
(c) He claims he was simply spending time with bad companions.
(d) He claims the devil made him do it.

10. How many accomplices did Absalom have in the murder?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

11. Who organizes this protest and asks Kumalo and Msimangu personally to participate?
(a) Dubula.
(b) Mkize.
(c) John Kumalo.
(d) Tomlinson.

12. Chapter 12 steps out of the main plot to relate snippets of whites reacting to “native crime” via what platform?
(a) Radio addresses.
(b) Newspaper articles.
(c) Public meetings.
(d) Private conversations.

13. How does Absalom react to Kumalo’s news that he will be married?
(a) He is so despondent nothing can affect his mood.
(b) He is happy to hear it.
(c) He begs his father to spare the girl the humiliation of marrying a condemned man.
(d) He is displeased to hear it.

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

15. What is the FIRST place Kumalo and Msimangu visit to track down Absalom?
(a) They visit a factory where Absalom worked.
(b) They visit a reformatory.
(c) They visit Mrs. Ndlela’s house.
(d) They visit the Shanty Town in Orlando.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the white reformatory worker say Absalom currently lives?

2. What is Gertrude’s main emotion when Kumalo discovers how she is living?

3. How do Kumalo and Msimangu travel to Alexandra?

4. What was the motive for Absalom and his accomplices to break into the Jarvis house?

5. What neighborhood of the city does Msimangu live in?

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