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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the murdered man most well-known for?
2. After a visit from Mrs. Ndlela, what does Msimangu decide to do?
3. Which character is angriest that Absalom has disappeared?
4. Which woman has a reputation for being involved in illegal activity?
5. How do Kumalo and Msimangu travel to Alexandra?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe some ways John Kumalo has changed since he moved to Johannesburg from Ndotsheni.
2. What feelings do Stephen Kumalo and his wife have before they open the letter they receive at the beginning of the book? Why do they feel this way?
3. Why does Mrs. Lithebe warn the pregnant girl about spending time with Gertrude?
4. Describe the reaction of the pregnant girl to the prospect of living in Ndotsheni. Why does she react this way?
5. How does the white reformatory worker’s attitude toward Absalom differ from all the other people who have interacted with Absalom that Kumalo meets?
6. Why does the government like Msimangu as a preacher? How is he like John Kumalo in his oratory?
7. What unofficial title do most members of Ndotsheni bestow on Kumalo’s wife, and what does it signify?
8. Explain why the lawyer, Mr. Carmichael, takes Absalom’s case without payment.
9. How does Kumalo treat the pregnant girl when she reveals she has had two other “husbands,” and why?
10. Explain how Kumalo and his wife a.) mainly intended to use their savings; b.) how they have to use it now; and c.) why this shift does not ultimately matter.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the changes in Johannesburg from the time that the novel is set to today. How has Apartheid changed and is it still practiced in South Africa? What has prompted the changes in the country?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the character of Msimangu in Cry, the Beloved Country. Where does Msimangu live? What is his relationship to Kumalo? How would you describe Msimangu's perspective on life and the events in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Give examples of literary, religious, or pop-cultural allusions in Cry, the Beloved Country and discuss the importance of each. What is the root of this allusion? How does the work cited connect with the plot/characters/themes in Cry, the Beloved Country?
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