A. Jock Campbell Prize for African Writing
B. Cecil B. Rhodes Scholarship Award
C. John Reilly Award for Commonwealth Writing
D. The African Laureate Award
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Commonwealth Literature MCQs
Umfundisi in Cry, the Beloved Country means
A. Goodbye
B. Parson
C. Brother
D. Judge
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Arrow of God is set in
A. Tanzania
B. Zanzibar
C. Nigeria
D. Zaire
✅ The correct answer is option C.
What happens to Gertrude at the end of the novel?
A. She commits suicide
B. She returned to Ndotsheni
C. She returns to prostitution
D. She became a nun
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Which of Ezeulu’s sons does he think is likely to replace him as high priest?
A. Obika.
B. Matefi.
C. Nwafo.
D. Obiageli.
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Why were the children dying in Paton’s novel Cry, the Beloved Country?
A. they lack water
B. they lack shelter
C. they lack medicine
D. they lack milk
✅ The correct answer is option D.
What seems to be the purpose of the Festival of New Pumpkin Leaves?
A. To celebrate the return of men from war with Okperi.
B. To cleanse the village of evil.
C. To celebrate the harvest of yams.
D. To cleanse the village of Ezeulu’s influence.
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Who was Absalom’s lawyer?
A. Mr. Harrison
B. Mr. Carmichael
C. Father Vincent
D. James Jarvis
✅ The correct answer is option D.
What is the focus of the ritual performed in Chapter Seventeen?
A. Children honoring the spirits of their dead parents.
B. Widowers honoring the spirits of their dead wives.
C. Farmers honoring the spirits of their dead animals.
D. Widows honoring the spirits of their dead husbands.
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Cry, the Beloved Country is principally about
A. man’s responsibility in society
B. superiority of men over women
C. crime and punishment in Johannesburg
D. racial discrimination in South Africa
✅ The correct answer is option D.