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1. Which of the following
men is not a priest?
2 . Whom does Kumalo
bring from Johannesburg to Ndotsheni?
3 . What money does
Kumalo use for his trip to Johannesburg?
4 . What happens to
Gertrude at the end of the novel?
6 . Why don’t black
mine workers bring their families to Johannesburg?
7 . What happens when
the police catch Absalom?
8 . Who comes to visit
Kumalo and practice his Zulu?
9 . Who is pregnant
when the novel ends?
10 . What happens
in the church in Ndotsheni during the confirmation?
11 . Why are the village
children dying?
12 . What is the topic
of John’s speech, to which Kumalo and Jarvis listen?
13 . Who dies on confirmation
day in Ndotsheni?
14 . What does umfundisi mean?
15 . Why does Kumalo
go up into the mountain?
16 . What does the
novel say is the basis of Johannesburg’s wealth?
17 . Why was Absalom
at the reformatory?
18 . Where are Absalom
and Kumalo finally reunited?
19 . What weapon does
Johannes carry when the boys try to rob Arthur Jarvis?
20 . Other than his
politics, how does John Kumalo make his living?
21 . Why did Absalom’s
wife run away from her home?
22 . Who gives Msimangu
and Kumalo a ride to Alexandra?
23 . What is the chief’s
role in building the dam?
24 . Which priest
marries Absalom and his girlfriend?
25 . Who orchestrates
the building of Shanty Town?
