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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What title of respect do most people address Kumalo with?
(a) Sawubona baba.
(b) Amakhosi.
(c) Umfundisi.
(d) Umlungu.

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

3. Mrs. Lithebe is afraid which character will be a bad influence on Absalom’s girl?
(a) Gertrude.
(b) Mr. Carmichael.
(c) Absalom.
(d) Mrs. Mkize.

4. What ceremony does the Bishop come to Ndotsheni to celebrate?
(a) A funeral.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A planting/fertility ritual.
(d) A confirmation.

5. What do Ndotsheni’s children lack which is causing them to die in greater than average numbers?
(a) Milk.
(b) Clean water.
(c) Malaria medicine.
(d) Vitamin C.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Absalom’s accomplices angry with him?

2. Which of the following worry that John Kumalo’s speech to black miners could lead to an uprising?

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

4. Who do Arthur and Margaret visit as a brief respite from the trial?

5. What neighborhood of the city does Msimangu live in?

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