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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapters 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the waiting list for a new house in Orlando?
(a) One year.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Three years.

2. Which of the following does the black woman NOT lament?
(a) That she and her husband ever left their small village.
(b) That she cannot send her children to better schools.
(c) That she has to take in boarders to feed her family.
(d) That she does not have enough money to buy her way higher on the housing waiting list.

3. What is John Kumalo’s profession?
(a) He is a liquor bootlegger.
(b) He is a preacher.
(c) He is a carpenter.
(d) He is a mine worker.

4. What does Kumalo do with Gertrude and her son after she has apologized for her sinful ways?
(a) He moves them into the boarding house where he is staying.
(b) He gives Gertrude money to sustain her until they can return to the village.
(c) He uses his resources with Msimangu to get Gertrude a legitimate job.
(d) He immediately sends them back to Ndotsheni.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something the white reformatory worker tells Kumalo about Absalom’s recent experiences?

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

3. Where was the white man murdered?

4. What has become of Kumalo’s sister since she arrived in the city?

5. What was the murdered man most well-known for?

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