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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kumalo is described as moving _______, in the same rhythm as the tribal life. What is the adjective that best describes both tribal life and Kumalo’s movements?
(a) Confidently.
(b) Deliberately.
(c) Cheerfully.
(d) Slowly.

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

3. What does James have a hard time looking at each day upon entering Arthur’s house?
(a) An unfinished letter Arthur had started to his father.
(b) The bloodstain on the floor where Arthur died.
(c) A cigar left half-smoked in an ashtray on Arthur’s desk.
(d) A portrait of Arthur hanging in the parlor.

4. How did the three accomplices disguise themselves during the housebreak?
(a) They pulled stockings over their faces.
(b) They tied handkerchiefs around their mouths.
(c) They wore hats pulled low over their eyes.
(d) They wore sunglasses.

5. Why did Kumalo’s sister originally go to the city?
(a) She went to search for Kumalo’s son.
(b) She went as a servant to a white family.
(c) She went to pursue a job as a teacher.
(d) She went to find her husband who was working in the mines.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the black woman NOT lament?

2. After a visit from Mrs. Ndlela, what does Msimangu decide to do?

3. Which of the following is NOT a reason Absalom gives for having a revolver at all?

4. Mrs. Lithebe is afraid which character will be a bad influence on Absalom’s girl?

5. What is John Kumalo’s profession?

(see the answer key)

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