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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the white reformatory worker say Absalom currently lives?
(a) Springs.
(b) Claremont.
(c) Sophiatown.
(d) Pimville.

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the places the police seeks Absalom?
(a) Mrs. Hlayshwayo’s house.
(b) Mrs. Ndlela’s house.
(c) Mrs. Lithebe’s house.
(d) Mrs. Mkize’s house.

3. From which province do both Kumalo and Jarvis come?
(a) Gauteng.
(b) Transvaal.
(c) Natal.
(d) Cape.

4. What does the author indicate is the primary emotion that motivates how whites interact with blacks?
(a) Pity.
(b) Compassion.
(c) resentment.
(d) Fear.

5. Before the murderer is caught, who is suspected of the crime of killing Arthur?
(a) A racist white who dislikes Arthur’s agitation for black rights.
(b) Someone who was once an employee of Arthur’s.
(c) Someone on the orders of Dubula and John Kumalo.
(d) Someone who committed the murder in a random act of gang violence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the town in which the Jarvises reside?

2. Where is Msimangu’s ministry for the disabled?

3. What is Absalom’s attitude in jail?

4. When Kumalo et al. visit Absalom’s girl, how long has it been since she last saw Absalom?

5. What had James Jarvis hoped would be his son’s career?

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