In The Vivisector, we see the protagonist Hurtle Duffield exploiting what for his art?
A. His friends
B. Money
C. His parents
D. Women
✅ The correct answer is option D.
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.
✅ The correct answer is option B.
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
✅ The correct answer is option B.
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.
✅ The correct answer is option B.
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 become a prostitute.
C. She has been sent to prison.
D. She has died from a mysterious illness.
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Obsession over what substance has led many people into a frenzy over the state of their stocks in Cry, the Beloved Country?
A. Coal
B. Gold
C. Oil
D. Opals
✅ The correct answer is option B.
When Stephen Kumalo returns from Johannesburg to Ndotsheni, he brings two people with him. Who are these people?
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
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Msimangu confides his fear that by the time the white man learns to love, the black man will have _______________. ?
A. lost all hope
B. mostly died out
C. turned to violence
D. learned to hate
✅ The correct answer is option D.
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?
A. rice for the people
B. grain for the cows
C. milk for the children
D. seed for the planters
✅ The correct answer is option C.
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. Arthur Jarvis
✅ The correct answer is option C.