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Chapters
| 1. |
Which of the following men is not a priest in the novel, Cry the Beloved Country? |
| A. | Msimangu |
| B. | Father Vincent |
| C. | Mr. Carmichael |
| D. | Kumalo |
| Answer» C. Mr. Carmichael | |
| 2. |
What money does Kumalo use for his trip to Johannesburg? |
| A. | The money he and his wife have been saving for Absalom’s schooling |
| B. | The money he had been saving to build a Church |
| C. | Money given to him by Jarvis |
| D. | Money given to him by Msimangu |
| Answer» A. The money he and his wife have been saving for Absalom’s schooling | |
| 3. |
Why don’t black mine workers bring their families to Johannesburg? |
| A. | Johannesburg is too dangerous for wives and children |
| B. | Their families prefer to stay in the rural villages |
| C. | There is no housing for the families |
| D. | The mine workers prefer to live alone |
| Answer» C. There is no housing for the families | |
| 4. |
Why are the village children dying in, Cry, The Beloved Country? |
| A. | They lack milk |
| B. | They lack bread |
| C. | They lack medicine |
| D. | They lack water |
| Answer» A. They lack milk | |
| 5. |
Who orchestrates the building of Shanty Town? |
| A. | Tomlinson |
| B. | Dubula |
| C. | Arthur Jarvis |
| D. | John Kumalo |
| Answer» B. Dubula | |
| 6. |
Why did Absalom’s wife run away from home? |
| A. | She wanted to work by herself |
| B. | She was pregnant and did not want anyone to find out |
| C. | She fought with her brothers |
| D. | Her mother drank too much and did not get along with her stepfather |
| Answer» D. Her mother drank too much and did not get along with her stepfather | |
| 7. |
Where are Absalom and Kumalo finally reunited? |
| A. | At the prison |
| B. | At the mission’s house |
| C. | In Shanty Town |
| D. | In the courtroom |
| Answer» A. At the prison | |
| 8. |
What is the central message of the novel, Cry, The Beloved Country? |
| A. | Devastation |
| B. | Hope |
| C. | Comedic joyfulness |
| D. | Fate of the miners |
| Answer» B. Hope | |
| 9. |
Cry, the Beloved Country is principally about |
| A. | man’s responsibility in society |
| B. | superiority of men over women |
| C. | crime and punishment in Johannesburg |
| D. | racial discrimination in South Africa |
| Answer» D. racial discrimination in South Africa | |
| 10. |
Who was Absalom’s lawyer? |
| A. | Mr. Harrison |
| B. | Mr. Carmichael |
| C. | Father Vincent |
| D. | James Jarvis |
| Answer» D. James Jarvis | |
| 11. |
Why were the children dying in Paton’s novel Cry, the Beloved Country? |
| A. | they lack water |
| B. | they lack shelter |
| C. | they lack medicine |
| D. | they lack milk |
| Answer» D. they lack milk | |
| 12. |
What happens to Gertrude at the end of the novel? |
| A. | She commits suicide |
| B. | She returned to Ndotsheni |
| C. | She returns to prostitution |
| D. | She became a nun |
| Answer» C. She returns to prostitution | |
| 13. |
Umfundisi in Cry, the Beloved Country means |
| A. | Goodbye |
| B. | Parson |
| C. | Brother |
| D. | Judge |
| Answer» B. Parson | |
| 14. |
Of which religion is the Rev. Kumalo a clergyman? |
| A. | Episcopelian |
| B. | Methodist |
| C. | Roman Catholic |
| D. | Anglican |
| Answer» D. Anglican | |
| 15. |
Who is the co-defendant to Absalom Kumalo when he is awaiting trial for murder? |
| A. | Cousin |
| B. | Uncle |
| C. | Brother |
| D. | Grandfather |
| Answer» B. Uncle | |
| 16. |
Rev. Stephen Kumalo’s brother John Kumalo’s occupation is |
| A. | bus driver |
| B. | lawyer |
| C. | doctor |
| D. | carpenter |
| Answer» C. doctor | |
| 17. |
Stephen Kumalo goes to Johannesburg because |
| A. | he has been summoned by the bishop of his diocese |
| B. | he has been subpoenaed to appear in court |
| C. | to take part in the growing protest over racial injustice |
| D. | his sister Gertrude is sick |
| Answer» D. his sister Gertrude is sick | |
| 18. |
Above Stephen Kumalo’s village there is a farm owned by a white family. What is this farm called? |
| A. | White Farm |
| B. | Animal Farm |
| C. | High Place |
| D. | Diepkloof |
| Answer» C. High Place | |
| 19. |
From which European language did Afrikaans, one of the two major South African languages, develop? |
| A. | Dutch |
| B. | German |
| C. | English |
| D. | Italian |
| Answer» A. Dutch | |
| 20. |
When James Jarvis goes through his son Arthur's possessions he notes the prevalence of a certain American president in his sons' books and writings. Which president is this? |
| A. | Abraham Lincoln |
| B. | George Washington |
| C. | Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| D. | Thomas Jefferson |
| Answer» A. Abraham Lincoln | |
| 21. |
One of the most forceful themes of Cry the Beloved Country is Paton's pairing of the Native (black) peoples' condition with that of what? |
| A. | the economy |
| B. | the land |
| C. | the sea |
| D. | the overall welfare of tribes across the African continent |
| Answer» B. the land | |
| 22. |
In keeping with Cry, the Beloved Country’s theme of young people leaving their villages for work or for other purposes, where do most of them end up, besides the city slums? |
| A. | crews building the railroad |
| B. | the mines |
| C. | prison |
| D. | America |
| Answer» B. the mines | |
| 23. |
James Jarvis and Stephen Kumalo have both lost their sons. In what way is this signifigant? |
| A. | The two sons were executed together as co-defendants |
| B. | Kumalo's son murdered Jarvis' son |
| C. | They both died in the same traffic accident |
| D. | They were both shot by police in a protest against the racial injustices present in South Africa |
| Answer» C. They both died in the same traffic accident | |
| 24. |
After Stephen Kumalo has returned to Ndotsheni at the end of the novel, who offers him assistance in revitalizing the village? |
| A. | a neighboring village |
| B. | UNICEF |
| C. | Jarvis |
| D. | the church |
| Answer» C. Jarvis | |
| 25. |
Stephen Kumalo's sister Gertrude has been supporting herself via illegal means. From which of the following criminal enterprises did she earn her livelihood? |
| A. | extortion |
| B. | counterfeiting money |
| C. | selling illegal alcohol |
| D. | robbery |
| Answer» C. selling illegal alcohol | |
| 26. |
On the day Absolom is scheduled to be executed, Stephen Kumalo goes into the mountains around Ndotsheni to pray. Who does he meet while there? |
| A. | the village chief |
| B. | his wife |
| C. | James Jarvis |
| D. | Arthur Jarvis |
| Answer» C. James Jarvis | |
| 27. |
After returning to Ndotsheni, Stephen Kumalo encounters Arthur Jarvis' son. Later, as a result of his conversation with the boy, the Jarvis farm sends a gift to the village. What is this gift? |
| A. | rice for the people |
| B. | grain for the cows |
| C. | milk for the children |
| D. | seed for the planters |
| Answer» C. milk for the children | |
| 28. |
Msimangu confides his fear that "by the time the white man learns to love, the black man will have _______________." ? |
| A. | lost all hope |
| B. | mostly died out |
| C. | turned to violence |
| D. | learned to hate |
| Answer» D. learned to hate | |
| 29. |
When Stephen Kumalo returns from Johannesburg to Ndotsheni, he brings two people with him. Who are these people? |
| A. | his son Absolom and his wife |
| B. | his sister Gertrude and his son Absolom's wife |
| C. | his sister Gertrude's son and his son Absolom's wife |
| D. | his sister Gertrude and her son |
| Answer» C. his sister Gertrude's son and his son Absolom's wife | |
| 30. |
Napoleon Letsitsi, an agricultural expert hired by James Jarvis to assist the people of Ndotsheni, states that he works for whom? |
| A. | the people of Africa |
| B. | the people who pay his salary |
| C. | the villagers of Ndotsheni |
| D. | the nation of South Africa |
| Answer» A. the people of Africa | |
| 31. |
Obsession over what substance has led many people into a frenzy over the state of their stocks in Cry, the Beloved Country? |
| A. | Coal |
| B. | Gold |
| C. | Oil |
| D. | Opals |
| Answer» B. Gold | |
| 32. |
Stephen first travels by bus from his native district to what city? |
| A. | Fordsburg |
| B. | Ixopo |
| C. | Johannesburg |
| D. | Springs |
| Answer» C. Johannesburg | |
| 33. |
What does Stephen learn about his sister Gertrude when he visits the mission? |
| A. | She has become a nanny for a white family. |
| B. | She has become a prostitute. |
| C. | She has been sent to prison. |
| D. | She has died from a mysterious illness. |
| Answer» B. She has become a prostitute. | |
| 34. |
What is the outcome of Absalom's trial? |
| A. | He is found guilty and sentenced to life in solitary confinement. |
| B. | He is found guilty and sentenced to death. |
| C. | He is found not guilty and set free. |
| D. | His trial is found to be corrupt and must be rescheduled. |
| Answer» B. He is found guilty and sentenced to death. | |
| 35. |
What natural phenomenon does Alan Paton use to symbolize the wounded African culture? |
| A. | A flock of red birds so thick that it obscures the sun from view |
| B. | Deep cracks appearing in the parched red earth |
| C. | The birth of a baby with pronounced red birth marks covering its torso |
| D. | The erosion of the red soil, which colors the rivers blood red |
| Answer» D. The erosion of the red soil, which colors the rivers blood red | |
| 36. |
What prevents John Harrison from understanding or imitating the ideals of Arthur Jarvis? |
| A. | John believes that Arthur's son killed his brother. |
| B. | John disagrees with Arthur's religious views. |
| C. | John regards Arthur as too much of a dreamer. |
| D. | John's family is entrenched in a bitter feud with Arthur's family. |
| Answer» C. John regards Arthur as too much of a dreamer. | |
| 37. |
Where does Stephen meet Dubula? |
| A. | At the bus boycott |
| B. | At the city mission |
| C. | In front of a local church |
| D. | In the alleyways of Shanty Town |
| Answer» A. At the bus boycott | |
| 38. |
Which character is not depicted as a man of charity and goodness? |
| A. | Dubula |
| B. | Father Vincent |
| C. | John Kumalo |
| D. | Mr. Carmichael |
| Answer» C. John Kumalo | |
| 39. |
Whose death sends Stephen into a period of such deep despair that he is unable to pray? |
| A. | Absalom Kumalo |
| B. | Arthur Jarvis |
| C. | James Jarvis |
| D. | Reverend Msimangu |
| Answer» B. Arthur Jarvis | |
| 40. |
Why does Stephen feel betrayed by his son Absalom? |
| A. | Absalom has changed his name. |
| B. | Absalom has committed murder. |
| C. | Absalom kidnapped a young girl. |
| D. | Absalom married someone from another tribe. |
| Answer» B. Absalom has committed murder. | |
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