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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What good news does the group at Mrs. Lithebe’s house celebrate on the night before Kumalo et al. leave for Ndotsheni?
(a) They celebrate the sudden birth of Absalom’s baby.
(b) They celebrate Mrs. Lithebe’s decision to become a nun.
(c) They celebrate Gertrude’s new job.
(d) They celebrate Msimangu’s imminent retirement into a religious community.

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

3. What was the name of the paper Arthur Jarvis was writing about justice for blacks?
(a) “Equality and Justice for All.”
(b) “A Modern Emancipation Proclamation.”
(c) “The Truth About Native Crime.”
(d) “Don’t Blame the Natives.”

4. What is the Jarvis boy excited to practice with Kumalo?
(a) Afrikaans.
(b) Zulu.
(c) Basic accounting.
(d) Prayers.

5. What is the name of the town in which the Jarvises reside?
(a) Carisbrooke.
(b) Ixopo.
(c) Alexandra.
(d) Ndotsheni.

6. What name does Absalom ask his father to name his child if it is boy?
(a) Michael.
(b) Paul.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Peter.

7. What does the phrase Nkosi Skielel’ iAfrika mean?
(a) Africa unite.
(b) Africa forever.
(c) Africa for Africans.
(d) God save Africa.

8. Where do James Jarvis and Kumalo wait out a rainstorm?
(a) In the village school.
(b) In Jarvis’ car.
(c) In Kumalo’s church.
(d) In the tribal chief’s office.

9. What inexplicable activity does the character who unexpectedly appears in Ndotsheni with the village chief and magistrate participate in?
(a) They mark the ground with sticks and flags.
(b) They cut down trees.
(c) They dig up and remove buckets of dirt.
(d) They pull up crops.

10. Before the murderer is caught, who is suspected of the crime of killing Arthur?
(a) Someone who was once an employee of Arthur’s.
(b) A racist white who dislikes Arthur’s agitation for black rights.
(c) Someone on the orders of Dubula and John Kumalo.
(d) Someone who committed the murder in a random act of gang violence.

11. What does James Jarvis express when Kumalo tells him Absalom’s execution date?
(a) He weeps anew for his dead son.
(b) He promises to remember the day and think of Absalom and Kumalo.
(c) He announces he will visit the governor and try to get the decision reversed with a direct appeal.
(d) He expresses relief that it will finally all be over.

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

13. As James reads Arthur’s papers, what claim does his son make that offends him?
(a) Arthur claims James cared more about money than people.
(b) Arthur claims James was a virulent racist.
(c) Arthur claims James was a superficial and unbelieving Christian.
(d) Arthur claims James never taught him a sense of national identity and social responsibility.

14. How do villagers respond to Kumalo’s return?
(a) They are indifferent and barely notice his return.
(b) They are overjoyed to have him back.
(c) They demand his resignation because of his family’s immorality.
(d) They are disappointed to see his replacement leave the village.

15. What other weapon was carried by one of the two accomplices?
(a) A bat.
(b) An iron bar.
(c) A knife.
(d) A second revolver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the agricultural demonstrator Jarvis hires for Ndotsheni?

2. What does Kumalo eventually find out happened to Sibeko’s daughter?

3. Which character is MOST impressed by John Kumalo’s oratorical gifts?

4. Which of the following is NOT a reason the Bishop wants to send Kumalo away from Ndotsheni?

5. How does Jarvis react when Kumalo admits it was his son who murdered James’?

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