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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapters 6-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the taxi driver who is friends with Absalom?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Dubula.
(c) Hlabeni.
(d) Pafuri.

2. What neighborhood of the city does Msimangu live in?
(a) Claremont.
(b) Sophiatown.
(c) Orlando.
(d) Alexandra.

3. What kind of protest affects Kumalo and Msimangu’s attempts to locate Absalom?
(a) A mining strike.
(b) A labor march.
(c) A voting rally.
(d) A bus boycott.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the taxi driver tell Kumalo and Msimangu that Absalom might be living?

2. What tribe does Kumalo belong to?

3. Who organizes this protest and asks Kumalo and Msimangu personally to participate?

4. What wealth-making industry has drawn so many young men to the city?

5. What is the name of the woman who rents a room to Kumalo?

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