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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Johannesburg - Chapter 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nelson march with Gaur in 1943?
(a) In support of the National Party.
(b) To protest the new land laws in Alexandra.
(c) In support of the Alexandra bus boycott.
(d) As a symbolic gesture to join the Communist Party.

2. Who is Piliso?
(a) The chief or headman in charge of the mines.
(b) The policeman who arrests Nelson.
(c) The friend who helps Nelson move.
(d) The lawyer who helps Justice.

3. Who gives Nelson his English name?
(a) His mother.
(b) Miss Mdingane.
(c) The Mbekela brothers.
(d) His father.

4. What nickname is Alexandra given?
(a) Dark City.
(b) Violent City.
(c) Mean City.
(d) Black City.

5. How old is Nelson when his father dies?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization are both Gaur and Nat members of?

2. How old is Nelson when he gets circumcised?

3. What religion is Lazar Sidelsky?

4. What do the boys bury after their circumscision in Chapter 4?

5. Who is Justice?

(see the answer key)

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