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

3. How do Kumalo and Msimangu travel to Alexandra?
(a) They take a taxi.
(b) They walk eleven miles.
(c) They take a bus.
(d) They accept a ride from a white man.

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

5. Mrs. Lithebe is afraid which character will be a bad influence on Absalom’s girl?
(a) Mr. Carmichael.
(b) Gertrude.
(c) Mrs. Mkize.
(d) Absalom.

6. Why does Kumalo humbly accept this apology rather than expressing his true feelings about the unnecessary anger directed at him?
(a) Because he is so preoccupied with worry he did not even register he was being mistreated.
(b) Because as a black man he has no place to criticize a white man’s behavior.
(c) Because he feels so much responsibility for his son’s sins he thinks he deserves to be treated harshly.
(d) Because as a priest, he feels it is his duty to turn the other cheek.

7. How long is the waiting list for a new house in Orlando?
(a) Three years.
(b) One year.
(c) Eight years.
(d) Five years.

8. What image does Kumalo use as a metaphor for the trouble he now faces?
(a) A silent snake.
(b) An ocean wave.
(c) A hunting tiger.
(d) A destructive storm.

9. In Chapter 12, which of the following is NOT a suggestion among whites on how to deal with "native crime”?
(a) Some whites want to segregate blacks into their own country.
(b) Some whites want to get blacks better education.
(c) Some whites want to enslave black.
(d) Some whites want to hire more police.

10. Where does the taxi driver tell Kumalo and Msimangu that Absalom might be living?
(a) Carisbrooke.
(b) Claremont.
(c) Shanty Town.
(d) Springs.

11. What weapon did Absalom use to kill Arthur Jarvis?
(a) A knife.
(b) A revolver.
(c) An iron bar.
(d) His bare hands.

12. Which of the following is NOT one of the places the police seeks Absalom?
(a) Mrs. Ndlela’s house.
(b) Mrs. Lithebe’s house.
(c) Mrs. Hlayshwayo’s house.
(d) Mrs. Mkize’s house.

13. Kumalo is described as moving _______, in the same rhythm as the tribal life. What is the adjective that best describes both tribal life and Kumalo’s movements?
(a) Confidently.
(b) Slowly.
(c) Deliberately.
(d) Cheerfully.

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

15. What does Absalom’s former landlady in Alexandra reveal about Absalom’s behavior?
(a) She saw Absalom publicly intoxicated.
(b) She saw Absalom beating someone.
(c) She saw Absalom with prostitutes.
(d) She saw Absalom with stolen property.