Historical Background
VOC 1
VOC 2
PLOT 1
PLOT 2
100
The novel is written by
What is Alan Paton?
100
Because she is very traditional, Susan's clothing choices are also ________.
What is conventional?
100
Women's sufferage __________ the masses of females who were previously unable to vote.
What is enfranchised
100
Stephen Kumalo is the novel's _________
What is protagonist?
100
The letter that Stephen receives says what?
What is Gertrude is ill and Stephen must come quickly.
200
What three groups struggled for conrol of South Africa?
What is Zhulu, English/British, and the Dutch
200
The _____ from Maine to Georgia was a trip I will never forget!
What is trek?
200
Alligood's Institution for Wayward Youth is a ______ that seeks to change misguided young people.
What is reformatory?
200
Who in Stephen's life has disappeared in Johannesburg?
What is his sister, his brother, and his son?
200
Who is Stephen's son (name), and why did he head to Johannesburg?
What is Absalom and to look for Gertrude?
300
Although she works hard, Jan never gets the ______ she deserves.
What is recognition?
300
After we each do a piece of the work, we will _____ our efforts and turn in the entire project.
What is consolidate?
300
umfundisi means what?
What is priest or pastor?
300
who is Msimangu?
What is the person who wrote to Stephen?
400
a system of racial segregation enforced through legislation by the National Party governments, who were the ruling party from 1948 to 1994
What is Apartheid?
400
I am an _______ for human rights.
What is advocate?
400
Although there was some political _________, most countries allowed South African apartheid to continue.
What is intervention?
400
Who is Stephen asked to look for while in Johannesburg?
What is Sibeko's daughter?
400
Who is the person who guides Stephen to the mission house?
What is Mr. Mafolo?
500
The novel is set in what year?
What is 1948?
500
A ______ is needed for those politicians who are too busy to be bothered with recording their own thoughts.
What is a stenographer?
500
During Apartheid, many black Africans were denied various ________(plural) such as the right to move freely or the right to stay in the home with a spouse for more than 72 hours.
What is franchise?
500
How does the author create a tense and fragile mood in the beginning of the novel?
What is contrasting imagery?
500
What is the purpose of the first chapter?
To establish contrasting images that foreshadow the violence in the novel