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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kumalo also appear at the same house that Arther and Margaret are visiting as a respite from the trail?
(a) Because he noticed Jarvis at the trial and wants to apologize to him.
(b) Because he is looking for a villager who supposedly lives there.
(c) Because he was sent on an errand by Father Vincent.
(d) Because he wants to beg the Jarvises not to seek the death penalty against his son.

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

3. Which character unexpectedly appears in Ndotsheni with the village chief and magistrate?
(a) The Judge.
(b) James Jarvis.
(c) John Kumalo.
(d) Father Vincent.

4. Who do Arthur and Margaret visit as a brief respite from the trial?
(a) Margaret’s sister Anne.
(b) Margaret’s niece Barbara.
(c) Margaret’s cousin Mary.
(d) Margaret’s girlhood friend Jane.

5. Who sends and puts Kumalo in charge of distributing resources for the village children?
(a) The tribe’s chief.
(b) James Jarvis.
(c) Msimangu.
(d) John Kumalo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sentence does the Judge give to Absalom?

2. What gesture of respect does Arthur Jarvis’ son show Kumalo because he does not know any better about his implied superiority?

3. As James reads Arthur’s papers, what claim does his son make that offends him?

4. What does Absalom claim is the reason he did not simply turn himself in to the police?

5. How many bullets were in the revolver at the time Absalom shot Arthur?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare Arthur Jarvis’ son’s attitude toward Kumalo and by extension blacks, to the attitude of the generations above him.

2. What becomes Kumalo’s obsession when he returns to Ndotsheni, and what ways does he act on it? What are the results of his efforts?

3. Describe the villagers’ reaction to Kumalo’s return to Ndotsheni, from the time he gets off the train until he reaches the church.

4. In Book Two, Chapter Five, who does the author make ultimately responsible for South African law, Judges or white South Africans, and why?

5. Compare and contrast the significance of the new gold mines in Odendaalsrust for whites and blacks, as indicated in Book Two, Chapter Six.

6. Describe how Napoleon Letsitsi comes to be in Ndotsheni.

7. Describe how Kumalo reacts when the Bishop tells him he wants to remove Kumalo from Ndotsheni.

8. Describe the build-up, events, and results of the black mining strike.

9. What anxiety does Kumalo have over the death of Margaret Jarvis, and how does James Jarvis ease it?

10. What does Absalom give as his defense for owning a gun when the Judge asks him about it?

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