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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who will the lawyer submit a final appeal for mercy to in Absalom’s case?
(a) The President.
(b) The Synod of the Diocese of Johannesburg.
(c) The Supreme Court.
(d) The Governor-General-in Council.

2. Who does James Jarvis surprise with a large financial donation to further the cause of blacks?
(a) Msimangu.
(b) John Kumalo.
(c) John Harrison, Jr.
(d) Stephen Kumalo.

3. Which character does Kumalo’s friend, who works on the Jarvis farm, tell him is sick?
(a) Arthur Jarvis’ son.
(b) Arthur Jarvis’ wife.
(c) Margaret Jarvis.
(d) James Jarvis.

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

5. What do Ndotsheni’s children lack which is causing them to die in greater than average numbers?
(a) Vitamin C.
(b) Malaria medicine.
(c) Clean water.
(d) Milk.

6. Which of the following worry that John Kumalo’s speech to black miners could lead to an uprising?
(a) None of these answers.
(b) Msimangu.
(c) The police.
(d) James Jarvis.

7. What is the verdict for Absalom’s two accomplices?
(a) The Judge finds insufficient evidence to convict either of them and lets them go free.
(b) The Judge makes them as culpable as Absalom in Arthur Jarvis’ murder and sentences them to death.
(c) The Judge finds one guilty of assault and sends him to twenty years in prison while allowing the other to go free.
(d) The Judge finds them guilty of house breaking and sentences them to ten years prison.

8. What do the villagers do to memorialize this person?
(a) They make an elaborate funeral wreath.
(b) They each individual sign a condolences card.
(c) They gather together and sing a hymn.
(d) They prepare a traditional dish to give to the mourning.

9. What had James Jarvis hoped would be his son’s career?
(a) He wanted Arthur to become a prominent Judge.
(b) He wanted Arthur to take over the family farm.
(c) He wanted Arthur to become an engineer.
(d) He wanted Arthur to study in England to become a doctor.

10. Why is there little public interest in Absalom’s murder trial?
(a) Because a mining strike was causing violent outbreaks all over the city.
(b) Because a more prominent politician was recently murdered and his killer was still at large.
(c) Because gold had been discovered in Odendaalsrust.
(d) Because newspapers did want to draw attention to black violence against whites.

11. Which character is MOST impressed by John Kumalo’s oratorical gifts?
(a) John Harrison, Jr.
(b) John Harrison, Sr.
(c) Stephen Kumalo.
(d) Msimangu.

12. What sentence does the Judge give to Absalom?
(a) Death by firing squad.
(b) Death by lethal injection.
(c) Death by electric chair.
(d) Death by hanging.

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

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

15. Which of the following is NOT a reason the Judge gives for not giving Absalom leniency?
(a) Because Absalom knowingly spent time with criminals who had prior convictions.
(b) Because Absalom entered a house with the intention of robbing it.
(c) Because Absalom carried a weapon that implies an intention for violence.
(d) Because Absalom did use his weapon to a violent end.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the phrase Nkosi Skielel’ iAfrika mean?

2. What does Msimangu give Kumalo during their final moments together?

3. What vocation does Gertrude think she would like to try?

4. What word does Kumalo use to describe a quality about Arthur to James?

5. What is James Jarvis’ main concern before learning of his son’s death?

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