A. Hunchback
B. Blind
C. Crippled
D. Scars
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Commonwealth Literature MCQs
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.
After his stroke, Hurtle becomes partially
A. blind
B. paralysed
C. deaf
D. amnesiac
✅ The correct answer is option B.
On a trip to England, Alfreda Courtney is horrified to find the vivisection of what?
A. A child
B. A dog
C. A cat
D. A horse
✅ The correct answer is option B.
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.
Hurtle’s first love is _____, a prostitute.
A. Kathy
B. Hero
C. Nance
D. Olivia
✅ The correct answer is option C.
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.
Stephen Kumalo’s sister Gertrude has been supporting herself via illegal means. From which of the following criminal enterprises did she earn her livelihood?
A. extortion
B. counterfeiting money
C. selling illegal alcohol
D. robbery
✅ The correct answer is option C.
______ is a manipulative woman who also plays the piano.
A. Rhoda Courtney
B. Kathy Volkov
C. Hero Pavloussi
D. Alfreda Courtney
✅ The correct answer is option B.
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.