Cry the beloved wolf questions?

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1. At the start of the novel, the land around the village of Ndotsheni is shown to be (Points : 3)
thriving.

failing.

empty.

urbanized.


2. His family’s experiences of Johannesburg have led Kumalo to think of the city as (Points : 3)
somewhere people go to join new tribes.
somewhere people get lost.
somewhere that offers exciting opportunities.
somewhere politics matter more than religion.

3. Which of the following is the best description of Msimangu? (Points : 3)
He is a good and generous man who sometimes has a short temper.

He is a vindictive person who is unable to forgive the sins of others.

He is a funny man who never fails to make those around him laugh.

He is a confused and desperate man who is swept up by life in Johannesburg.


4. John Kumalo differs from his brother, the priest, in that John is (Points : 3)
a private man who prefers to live in solitude.
a brave man to whom the good of his people matters more than his own safety.
a political man of the city who has little admiration for the church.
a small-town man who does not share his brother’s concern for the troubles of their people.

5. What does Kumalo begin to realize during the search for Absalom in Johannesburg? (Points : 3)
that Absalom has taken part in criminal activity and has risky friends
that John Kumalo and Gertrude have led Absalom into trouble in the city
that Msimangu could assist Kumalo more as he learns the city
that Absalom is no longer in the city and cannot be found again

6. Although Kumalo and Msimangu meet the girl to whom Absalom is engaged, the girl does not know where Absalom has gone or when he will return. At the same time, the newspapers report the murder of Arthur Jarvis. These events, when combined with what Kumalo has already learned about his son’s activity in Johannesburg, (Points : 3)
lessen the tension in the novel by foreshadowing Kumalo’s reunion with his son.
foreshadow the likelihood that Absalom is mixed up in Arthur Jarvis’s murder.
tie Absalom’s current troubles to earlier troubles in Ndotsheni that drove him to the city.
reinforce Kumalo’s hunch that the tribe can be rebuilt.

7. The conditions in Shanty Town, the treatment of the people who work in the mines, and the efforts of men like Dubula are all related to (Points : 3)
the outrage expressed by the white community after the murder of Arthur Jarvis.

the injustice and inequality that characterize the lives of black people in South Africa at this time.

the reasons that Gertrude Kumalo says that she may decide to enter a convent of nuns.

Kumalo’s initial experience in Johannesburg of being robbed by a man at the bus station.


8. What does his reading of the writings of his son, the Gettysburg Address, and Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address help James Jarvis begin to comprehend? (Points : 3)
his son’s willingness to work toward a fair, just South Africa for all
the necessity of the gold and the mining industries to generate wealth in South Africa
the perspective of people who want stricter laws and law enforcement in the city
the appeal of life in the city to someone like Kumalo

9. What does James Jarvis’s response to learning that Kumalo’s son killed Arthur tell readers? (Points : 3)
Jarvis has a strange sense of humor.
Jarvis has a hot temper.

Jarvis is able to forgive a terrible wrong.
Jarvis is impersonal and distant.

10. Because gold is discovered in Odendaalsrust, (Points : 3)
Arthur Jarvis’s dream of equality for all South African citizens regardless of their race is brought to reality by reforms.
John Kumalo gives leadership of the civil rights movement to Dubula when he realizes that he has been tainted by desire for power.
arguments over unequal distribution of wealth in South Africa and the treatment of the miners divert attention from the trial.
Kumalo resolves that he must return to Ndotsheni to help the people restore their village.

11. Which best summarizes the verdicts in the trial to determine Arthur Jarvis’s murderer? (Points : 3)
Absalom Kumalo and Matthew Kumalo are convicted of murder and sentenced to death, but Johannes Pafuri is found to be not guilty.
Absalom Kumalo is convicted of murder and sentenced to death, but Matthew Kumalo and Johannes Pafuri are found to be not guilty.
Absalom Kumalo is convicted of murder and sentenced to death, as are Matthew Kumalo and Johannes Pafuri.
Absalom Kumalo and Johannes Pafuri are convicted of murder and sentenced to death, but Matthew Kumalo is found to be not guilty.

I can't figure it out easy can you please help I got the book but im not good at it.