9481. What is the central message of the novel, Cry, The Beloved Country?
A. Devastation
B. Hope
C. Comedic joyfulness
D. Fate of the miners
✅ The correct answer is option B.
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9482. Who does Tony Clarke have over for dinner?
A. His commanding officer: Winterbottom.
B. His commanding officer: John Wright.
C. His assistant, Winterbottom.
D. His friend and ally Ezeulu.
✅ The correct answer is option A.
9483. 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
✅ The correct answer is option C.
9484. Where are Absalom and Kumalo finally reunited?
A. At the prison
B. At the mission’s house
C. In Shanty Town
D. In the courtroom
✅ The correct answer is option A.
9485. What are the differences between John Goodcountry and Moses Unachukwu?
A. Goodcountry is white and British: Unachukwu is black and African.
B. Goodcountry is black and British: Unachukwu is black and African.
C. Goodcountry is white and a Christian: Unachukwu is black and a Muslim.
D. Goodcountry is white and African: Unachukwu is black and African.
✅ The correct answer is option A.
9486. 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?
A. crews building the railroad
B. the mines
C. prison
D. America
✅ The correct answer is option B.
9487. Why did Absalom’s wife run away from home?
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
✅ The correct answer is option D.
9488. What sacred animal is imprisoned by Oduche, and why?
A. A python: Oduche has been told by the white Christians that all snakes, including pythons, are evil.
B. A boa constrictor: Oduche has been told by Obika that keeping a constrictor prisoner will keep the village safe.
C. A rattlesnake: Oduche has been told by the white Christians that all snakes, including rattlesnakes, are evil.
D. A python: Oduche has been told by his father that all snakes, including pythons, are dangerous.
✅ The correct answer is option A.
9489. 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?
A. the economy
B. the land
C. the sea
D. the overall welfare of tribes across the African continent
✅ The correct answer is option B.
9490. Who orchestrates the building of Shanty Town?
A. Tomlinson
B. Dubula
C. Arthur Jarvis
D. John Kumalo
✅ The correct answer is option B.