Question 1

Why does Stephen feel betrayed by his son Absalom?

Accepted Answer

A) Absalom has changed his name. 
B) Absalom has committed murder. 
C) Absalom kidnapped a young girl. 
D) Absalom married someone from another tribe. 
A) Absalom has changed his name. 
B) Absalom has committed murder. 
C) Absalom kidnapped a young girl. 
D) Absalom married someone from another tribe. B

Question 2

What money does Kumalo use for his trip to Johannesburg?

Accepted Answer

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 
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 A

Question 3

What prevents John Harrison from understanding or imitating the ideals of Arthur Jarvis?

Accepted Answer

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. 
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. C

Question 4

James Jarvis and Stephen Kumalo have both lost their sons. In what way is this signifigant?

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 5

Why are the village children dying in, Cry, The Beloved Country?

Accepted Answer

A) They lack milk 
B) They lack bread 
C) They lack medicine 
D) They lack water 
A) They lack milk 
B) They lack bread 
C) They lack medicine 
D) They lack water

Question 6

What happens to Gertrude at the end of the novel?

Accepted Answer

A) She commits suicide 
B) She returned to Ndotsheni 
C) She returns to prostitution 
D) She became a nun 
A) She commits suicide 
B) She returned to Ndotsheni 
C) She returns to prostitution 
D) She became a nun

Question 7

Who was Absalom's lawyer?

Accepted Answer

A) Mr. Harrison 
B) Mr. Carmichael 
C) Father Vincent 
D) James Jarvis 
A) Mr. Harrison 
B) Mr. Carmichael 
C) Father Vincent 
D) James Jarvis

Question 8

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?

Accepted Answer

A) Abraham Lincoln 
B) George Washington 
C) Franklin Delano Roosevelt 
D) Thomas Jefferson 
A) Abraham Lincoln 
B) George Washington 
C) Franklin Delano Roosevelt 
D) Thomas Jefferson

Question 9

Of which religion is the Rev. Kumalo a clergyman?

Accepted Answer

A) Episcopelian 
B) Methodist 
C) Roman Catholic 
D) Anglican 
A) Episcopelian 
B) Methodist 
C) Roman Catholic 
D) Anglican

Question 10

What natural phenomenon does Alan Paton use to symbolize the wounded African culture?

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 11

Why did Absalom's wife run away from home?

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 12

What is the outcome of Absalom's trial?

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 13

Msimangu confides his fear that "by the time the white man learns to love, the black man will have _______________." ?

Accepted Answer

A) lost all hope 
B) mostly died out 
C) turned to violence 
D) learned to hate 
A) lost all hope 
B) mostly died out 
C) turned to violence 
D) learned to hate

Question 14

Where does Stephen meet Dubula?

Accepted Answer

A) At the bus boycott 
B) At the city mission 
C) In front of a local church 
D) In the alleyways of Shanty Town 
A) At the bus boycott 
B) At the city mission 
C) In front of a local church 
D) In the alleyways of Shanty Town

Question 15

Where are Absalom and Kumalo finally reunited?

Accepted Answer

A) At the prison 
B) At the mission's house 
C) In Shanty Town 
D) In the courtroom 
A) At the prison 
B) At the mission's house 
C) In Shanty Town 
D) In the courtroom

Question 16

Rev. Stephen Kumalo's brother John Kumalo's occupation is

Accepted Answer

A) bus driver 
B) lawyer 
C) doctor 
D) carpenter 
A) bus driver 
B) lawyer 
C) doctor 
D) carpenter

Question 17

Above Stephen Kumalo's village there is a farm owned by a white family. What is this farm called?

Accepted Answer

A) White Farm 
B) Animal Farm 
C) High Place 
D) Diepkloof 
A) White Farm 
B) Animal Farm 
C) High Place 
D) Diepkloof

Question 18

Stephen Kumalo's sister Gertrude has been supporting herself via illegal means. From which of the following criminal enterprises did she earn her livelihood?

Accepted Answer

A) extortion 
B) counterfeiting money 
C) selling illegal alcohol 
D) robbery 
A) extortion 
B) counterfeiting money 
C) selling illegal alcohol 
D) robbery

Question 19

Which of the following men is not a priest in the novel, Cry the Beloved Country?

Accepted Answer

A) Msimangu 
B) Father Vincent 
C) Mr. Carmichael 
D) Kumalo 
A) Msimangu 
B) Father Vincent 
C) Mr. Carmichael 
D) Kumalo

Question 20

What is the central message of the novel, Cry, The Beloved Country?

Accepted Answer

A) Devastation 
B) Hope 
C) Comedic joyfulness 
D) Fate of the miners 
A) Devastation 
B) Hope 
C) Comedic joyfulness 
D) Fate of the miners

Why does Stephen feel betrayed by his son Absalom?

What money does Kumalo use for his trip to Johannesburg?

What prevents John Harrison from understanding or imitating the ideals of Arthur Jarvis?

James Jarvis and Stephen Kumalo have both lost their sons. In what way is this signifigant?

Why are the village children dying in, Cry, The Beloved Country?

What happens to Gertrude at the end of the novel?

Who was Absalom's lawyer?

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?

Of which religion is the Rev. Kumalo a clergyman?

What natural phenomenon does Alan Paton use to symbolize the wounded African culture?

Why did Absalom's wife run away from home?

What is the outcome of Absalom's trial?

Msimangu confides his fear that "by the time the white man learns to love, the black man will have _______________." ?

Where does Stephen meet Dubula?

Where are Absalom and Kumalo finally reunited?

Rev. Stephen Kumalo's brother John Kumalo's occupation is

Above Stephen Kumalo's village there is a farm owned by a white family. What is this farm called?

Stephen Kumalo's sister Gertrude has been supporting herself via illegal means. From which of the following criminal enterprises did she earn her livelihood?

Which of the following men is not a priest in the novel, Cry the Beloved Country?

What is the central message of the novel, Cry, The Beloved Country?

Bend in the river - V.S.Naipaul

Arrow of God - Chinua Achebe

The Vivisector - Patrick White

Disgrace - John Maxwell Coetzee

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Exam 3: Cry the Beloved Country - Alan Paton

Why does Stephen feel betrayed by his son Absalom?

What money does Kumalo use for his trip to Johannesburg?

What prevents John Harrison from understanding or imitating the ideals of Arthur Jarvis?

James Jarvis and Stephen Kumalo have both lost their sons. In what way is this signifigant?

Why are the village children dying in, Cry, The Beloved Country?

What happens to Gertrude at the end of the novel?

Who was Absalom's lawyer?

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?

Of which religion is the Rev. Kumalo a clergyman?

What natural phenomenon does Alan Paton use to symbolize the wounded African culture?

Why did Absalom's wife run away from home?

What is the outcome of Absalom's trial?

Msimangu confides his fear that "by the time the white man learns to love, the black man will have _______________." ?

Where does Stephen meet Dubula?

Where are Absalom and Kumalo finally reunited?

Rev. Stephen Kumalo's brother John Kumalo's occupation is

Above Stephen Kumalo's village there is a farm owned by a white family. What is this farm called?

Stephen Kumalo's sister Gertrude has been supporting herself via illegal means. From which of the following criminal enterprises did she earn her livelihood?

Which of the following men is not a priest in the novel, Cry the Beloved Country?

What is the central message of the novel, Cry, The Beloved Country?

Bend in the river - V.S.Naipaul

Arrow of God - Chinua Achebe

The Vivisector - Patrick White

Disgrace - John Maxwell Coetzee

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