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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Absalom claim is the reason he did not simply turn himself in to the police?
(a) He thought if he left Johannesburg no one would bother to hunt him down.
(b) He was too afraid to confess even though he intended to.
(c) He believed the police mainly suspected someone else.
(d) He believed he was well enough hidden that the police would never find him.

2. Which statement best describes John Harrison Sr. and Jr.’s relationship with blacks’ rights?
(a) John Sr. was against equality for blacks while John Jr. supported it.
(b) Both John Sr. and Jr. were supported of equality for blacks.
(c) John Jr. was against equality for blacks while John Sr. supported it.
(d) Both John Sr. and Jr. were against equality for blacks.

3. How many “husbands” did Absalom’s girl have before Absalom?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Eight.

4. Why does Kumalo feel betrayed by his brother John?
(a) Because John is willing to hire a lawyer to lie about his own son’s involvement in the murder.
(b) Because John is secretly gleeful that a white man is dead.
(c) Because John is prepared to act as an alibi to get his own son off the hook.
(d) Because John renounces any familial bond with Stephen or Absalom.

5. What is the name of the family Absalom was living with in Orlando?
(a) Jarvis.
(b) Hlayshwayo.
(c) Pafuri.
(d) Seme.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does the writer of the letter live in?

2. Which of the following is John’s main political agenda?

3. How does Absalom react to Kumalo’s news that he will be married?

4. What year does the novel take place?

5. Which word(s) best describes John’s feelings toward tribal chiefs and the Church?

(see the answer key)

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