Question 1

Which character is not depicted as a man of charity and goodness?

Accepted Answer

A) Dubula 
B) Father Vincent 
C) John Kumalo 
D) Mr. Carmichael

Question 2

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?

Accepted Answer

A) rice for the people 
B) grain for the cows 
C) milk for the children 
D) seed for the planters

Question 3

Cry, the Beloved Country is principally about

Accepted Answer

A) man's responsibility in society 
B) superiority of men over women 
C) crime and punishment in Johannesburg 
D) racial discrimination in South Africa

Question 4

After Stephen Kumalo has returned to Ndotsheni at the end of the novel, who offers him assistance in revitalizing the village?

Accepted Answer

A) a neighboring village 
B) UNICEF 
C) Jarvis 
D) the church

Question 5

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?

Accepted Answer

A) crews building the railroad 
B) the mines 
C) prison 
D) America

Question 6

Why were the children dying in Paton's novel Cry, the Beloved Country?

Accepted Answer

A) they lack water 
B) they lack shelter 
C) they lack medicine 
D) they lack milk

Question 7

Stephen Kumalo goes to Johannesburg because

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Whose death sends Stephen into a period of such deep despair that he is unable to pray?

Accepted Answer

A) Absalom Kumalo 
B) Arthur Jarvis 
C) James Jarvis 
D) Reverend Msimangu

Question 9

Who orchestrates the building of Shanty Town?

Accepted Answer

A) Tomlinson 
B) Dubula 
C) Arthur Jarvis 
D) John Kumalo

Question 10

Napoleon Letsitsi, an agricultural expert hired by James Jarvis to assist the people of Ndotsheni, states that he works for whom?

Accepted Answer

A) the people of Africa 
B) the people who pay his salary 
C) the villagers of Ndotsheni 
D) the nation of South Africa

Question 11

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?

Accepted Answer

A) the village chief 
B) his wife 
C) James Jarvis 
D) Arthur Jarvis

Question 12

Umfundisi in Cry, the Beloved Country means

Accepted Answer

A) Goodbye 
B) Parson 
C) Brother 
D) Judge

Question 13

What does Stephen learn about his sister Gertrude when he visits the mission?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 14

Why don't black mine workers bring their families to Johannesburg?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Who is the co-defendant to Absalom Kumalo when he is awaiting trial for murder?

Accepted Answer

A) Cousin 
B) Uncle 
C) Brother 
D) Grandfather

Question 16

When Stephen Kumalo returns from Johannesburg to Ndotsheni, he brings two people with him. Who are these people?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

From which European language did Afrikaans, one of the two major South African languages, develop?

Accepted Answer

A) Dutch 
B) German 
C) English 
D) Italian

Question 18

Obsession over what substance has led many people into a frenzy over the state of their stocks in Cry, the Beloved Country?

Accepted Answer

A) Coal 
B) Gold 
C) Oil 
D) Opals

Question 19

Stephen first travels by bus from his native district to what city?

Accepted Answer

A) Fordsburg 
B) Ixopo 
C) Johannesburg 
D) Springs

Question 20

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?

Accepted Answer

A) the economy 
B) the land 
C) the sea 
D) the overall welfare of tribes across the African continent

Exam 3: Cry the Beloved Country - Alan Paton