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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 does the agricultural demonstrator think the farming improvements will affect the future of Ndotsheni?
2. What inexplicable activity does the character who unexpectedly appears in Ndotsheni with the village chief and magistrate participate in?
3. As James reads Arthur’s papers, what claim does his son make that offends him?
4. Which character is MOST impressed by John Kumalo’s oratorical gifts?
5. What ceremony does the Bishop come to Ndotsheni to celebrate?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Barbara Smith’s response to Kumalo’s question about her servant, and explain the significance of James’ translation of this answer to Kumalo.
2. Describe the villagers’ reaction to Kumalo’s return to Ndotsheni, from the time he gets off the train until he reaches the church.
3. Compare and contrast the significance of the new gold mines in Odendaalsrust for whites and blacks, as indicated in Book Two, Chapter Six.
4. Summarize the main events of the meeting between James Jarvis and Kumalo at the house of Jarvis’ kinswoman Barbara Smith.
5. 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?
6. Compare and contrast Absalom and his wife’s reactions to their wedding.
7. Describe the incident Kumalo tells his friend about as a way of explaining his idea that James Jarvis is a compassionate man.
8. How does James Jarvis react when Kumalo tries to thank him for all the good work he is doing in Ndotsheni? Why does he likely react this way?
9. Compare and contrast the lifestyles of James Jarvis and Stephen Kumalo living so close to each other in the Natal province.
10. 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.
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast how city life and rural life are presented in the novel. Which is given precedence, and how? Do you think this is a fair and accurate assessment of the virtues and vices of each lifestyle? Why or why not? Be sure to support your argument with examples from the text.
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