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Book 1, Chapters 1-5

1. What year does the novel take place?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1956.

2. Who does Stephen Kumalo receive a letter from in the opening pages of the novel?
(a) Msimangu.
(b) John.
(c) Absalom.
(d) Gertrude.

3. What is the name of the village where Kumalo lives?
(a) Sophiatown.
(b) Ndotsheni.
(c) Umzimkulu.
(d) Carisbrooke.

4. What is Stephen Kumalo’s profession?
(a) He is a farmer.
(b) He is a teacher.
(c) He is a tribal chief.
(d) He is a reverend.

5. What title of respect do most people address Kumalo with?
(a) Umfundisi.
(b) Umlungu.
(c) Sawubona baba.
(d) Amakhosi.

6. What is the main industry that drives Kumalo’s village?
(a) Industrial factories.
(b) Mining.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Agriculture.

7. What city does the writer of the letter live in?
(a) Johannesburg.
(b) Pretoria.
(c) Durban.
(d) Cape Town.

8. Who does the letter at the beginning of the novel claim is sick?
(a) Kumalo’s sister.
(b) Kumalo’s brother.
(c) Kumalo’s nephew.
(d) Kumalo’s son.

9. Which of the following is NOT something Kumalo and his wife were saving money for?
(a) A vacation.
(b) To send their son to school.
(c) A stove.
(d) New clothes.

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