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WorksheetsCry, The Beloved Countr
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
The narrator says that Johannesburg is
a)
A good place for a family
b)
Safe and welcoming
c)
Dangerous
d)
Safe
2.
John Kumalo encourages his followers to
a)
Demand higher salaries for their work in the gold mines.
b)
Go back to their homes in the country side,
c)
Commit crime to support themselves
d)
Become member of the local boys club
3.
Obsession over what substance has led many people into a frenzy over
a)
Coal
b)
Gold
c)
Pearls
d)
Oil
4.
Stephen first travels from his native district to what city?
a)
Fordsburg
b)
Springs
c)
Ixopo
d)
Johannesburg
5.
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 been sent to prison.
c)
She has become a prostitute.
d)
She has died from a mysterious illness.
6.
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.
7.
Which character is not depicted as a man of charity and goodness?
a)
Dubula
b)
Father Vincent
c)
John Kumalo
d)
Mr. Carmichael
8.
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
9.
Where does Stephen meet Dubula?
a)
In the alleyways of Shanty Town
b)
In front of a local church
c)
At the city mission
d)
At the bus boycott
10.
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.
11.
Which of the following characters is also given a proper name through the course of the novel?
a)
The pregnant girl
b)
The young man from the reformatory
c)
The wife of James Jarvis
d)
The wife of Stephen Kumalo
12.
What reason does Msimangu give for Kumalo to come to Johannesburg to help Gertrude?
a)
Gertrude is very ill.
b)
Gertrude is working as a prostitute.
c)
Gertrude has been in jail.
d)
Gertrude is living in abject poverty.
13.
For what purpose was the money that Kumalo takes on his journey to be used?
a)
Emergencies in case of drought.
b)
Building a new roof for the church.
c)
Retirement for Stephen and his wife.
d)
Schooling for Absalom.
14.
Which of the following is the best translation of the word umfundisi?
a)
Pastor
b)
Master
c)
Servant
d)
God
15.
The Zulu word "Umfundisi" is used in many instances throughout the novel. To whom would this term be directed?
a)
a respected male
b)
a child
c)
a black person, when a white person is speaking to him or her
d)
a mother
16.
The Rev. Kumalo's son, Absalom Kumalo, is in prison awaiting trial for murder when we first meet him in the book (he is later convicted.) He has two co-defendants, one of whom is related to him. What relation is the co-defendant to Absalom Kumalo?
a)
a sister
b)
a brother
c)
a cousin
d)
a family friens
17.
Afrikaans, one of the two official languages of South Africa at the time of the novel's writing (English being the other) is most heavily concentrated in the northern region of the country. From which European language did Afrikaans develop?
a)
Italian
b)
English
c)
Dutch
d)
German
18.
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)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
19.
One of the most forceful themes of the novel is Paton's pairing of the Native (black) peoples' condition with that of what?
a)
the economy
b)
the overall welfare of tribes across the African continent
c)
the land
d)
the sea
20.
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
21.
When Stephen Kumalo tries to track down his son, he finds that at one point he was sent to a reformatory. Considering he himself once ran a reformatory in the region he describes in the book, it is almost certain Paton drew on his own experience in his descriptions of the reformatory. What did Paton actually do in his own life?
a)
Work for the court system
b)
Headmaster of a reformatory
c)
Taught in a reformatory
d)
Worked for the YMCA with young black men
22.
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)
Author Jarvis
23.
While in Johanesburg, Stephn Kumalo stays with the Rev. Msimangu. At one point, Msimangu confides his fear that "by the time the white man learns to love, the black man will have _______________." ?
a)
Lost all hope
b)
Learn to hate
c)
Turned to Violence
d)
Almost died out
24.
When Stephen Kumalo returns from Johannesburg to Ndotsheni, he brings two people with him. Who are these people?
a)
his sister Gertrude and his son Absolom's wife
b)
his son Absolom and his wife
c)
his sister Gertrude and her son
d)
his sister Gertrude's son and his son Absolom's wife
25.
Of the following, which is NOT a major recurring motif in the novel?
a)
the church
b)
the land
c)
violence
d)
social customs
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