Hum If You Don't Know the Words Quiz

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Take our free Hum If You Don't Know the Words quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why do Robin and Cat decide Robin should get a job? (from Chapters 25 - 28)

Robin wants to earn some extra pocket money.

They think a job will help Robin make more friends.

It is part of their plan to make Edith happy so she will stop drinking, and they will not be taken away by child services.

Robin is bored without her Enid Blyton books and a job will give her something productive to do.

2.

Why does Beauty feel as though she lost Silumko twice? (from Chapters 37 - 38)

He suffered an illness which changed his attitude towards life.

He was almost killed in a mining accident before his actual death.

He left her and the children before he died some time later.

His mining job changed him and crushed his spirit.

3.

What does Beauty conclude would be the case if Jesus were black? (from Chapters 15 - 18)

That she would not have had to leave her home and sons in the Transkei.

That the world would be no different than if Jesus is white.

That her son and husband would not have died so young.

That he would not allow the children of Africa to have suffered so much.

4.

Why does Maggie ask Beauty not to interfere with the investigation into Nomsa's whereabouts so much? (from Chapters 39 - 42)

She believes Beauty should just have faith and that things will work out the way they are meant to.

She is getting impatient with Beauty's constant questioning.

Shakes and his men make up a large part of Maggie's network and annoying them will not make them willing to share information.

She does not want to burden Beauty with unpleasant details about Nomsa.

5.

Why does Morrie doubt Robin's ability to find Nomsa? (from Chapters 53 - 56)

He thinks Robin is too young to know what to look for, and that adults will not take her seriously.

He does not see how Robin will be able to get to the shebeen to ask for information.

It has been over a year of searching and no one else has been able to find her.

He does not think she is a good enough detective.

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