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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. How many bullets were in the revolver at the time Absalom shot Arthur?
2. Where does Kumalo keep vigil during Absalom’s execution?
3. Kumalo gets a packet of mail all at once. Which character does NOT send him a letter?
4. What ceremony does the Bishop come to Ndotsheni to celebrate?
5. How did the three accomplices disguise themselves during the housebreak?
Short Essay Questions
1. Briefly summarize Arthur Jarvis’s argument about the responsibility of whites to blacks in the papers James Jarvis reads.
2. How does the focus of the novel shift at the beginning of Book Two? Who becomes a secondary protagonist and when does their story start?
3. Describe the reactions of Kumalo, Msimangu, James Jarvis, and the police to John Kumalo’s speech about black mining laborers need to demand more pay for their work.
4. Compare and contrast the ways the novel ends “happily” versus the way it ends “unhappily.”
5. Compare Arthur Jarvis’ son’s attitude toward Kumalo and by extension blacks, to the attitude of the generations above him.
6. Compare and contrast the lifestyles of James Jarvis and Stephen Kumalo living so close to each other in the Natal province.
7. In Book Two, Chapter Five, who does the author make ultimately responsible for South African law, Judges or white South Africans, and why?
8. Describe Barbara Smith’s response to Kumalo’s question about her servant, and explain the significance of James’ translation of this answer to Kumalo.
9. Briefly describe the relationship between James and Arthur Jarvis. How does it differ from Arthur’s relationship with his mother?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the historical context of Cry, the Beloved Country. When was this novel written? What real-life experiences influenced the author in this work? How does the novel reflect upon the political and social atmosphere of South Africa?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss examples of foreshadowing in Cry, the Beloved Country. What is foreshadowed at the train station when Kumalo departs? How does the author employ foreshadowing to increase tension in the story?
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