Cry the Beloved Country
when kumalo finally reached pimville where absalom is supposed to be living what did he find?
Absalom was missing for days. his pregnant girlfriend is alone and frightened
james
_______jarvis, arthur's father, he donates things
what bad news is in the fourth letter, which jumalo opens first?
absalom will not receive any mercy and will be hung on the 15th of the month
carmichael
absalom's attorney
what do rev. msimangu and stephen kumalo find in pimville?
absalom's pregnant girlfriend
john kumalo's speech
after god is discovered speech calls for wage increase; shows menace/fear in afrikaners via the police shoot him
what sentence from chapter 25 best represents the white man's justification for labor exploitation?
and in any event, everyone knows that rising costs would threaten the very existnece of the mines and the very existence of south africa
in chapter 33 kumalo compares arthur jarvis' son to letsitsi. he says they are both
angels from god
in chapter 26, mrs. lithebe her stout friend and rev msimangu hide the newspaper from stephen. what does the headline concern?
another white householder was killed in his home by native housebreakers
lincoln
arthur jarvis read about this american president
in chapter 33 arthur jarvis's son makes a return visit to kumalo. why?
arthur jarvis' son wants kumalo to teach him zulu
the church
bishop wants to rename stephen bc of the shame befallen upon his name; god's plan-bishop says church must be fixed and presto>jarvis fixes it
stephen kumalo
black reverend poor, doesn't know how to take care of the land, name means first martyr representing struggle of natives, bottom of valley, barren/dry land-blacks/natives, learned story of south africa
the mines especially odendaalrust
blacks see equal share while whites fear how far blacks will go to get it; when land is destroyed(Gold) there is corruption, decay
alan paton
born in natal, south africa 1903, exiled after publication of ctbc, methodist, hated strict authority, loves books and nature, instilled strong work ethic, walked on foot entire province of natal over hills & mountains described in book
nelson mandela
born july 18 1918, had 4 kids, supporter of ANC-black group, married 2nd wife and had 2 kids 1958, arrested june 11, 1964 for life in prison, freed from life sentence after 27 years, elected south africa's president
how are stephen kumalo and james jarvis alike?
both seek out sons both work for better of others both are forgiving both lose sons
johannesburg
city stephen goes to find his sister
st chad's money
college fund for absalom; tribal hope, hope and faith that son will return, live good life/be educated
in chapter 26, john kumalo is compared to all of the following except a a bull b a lion c yellow d a hero
d
in chapter 8 we meet dubula. what isn't true about him? a he is a friend of john kumalo b he is organizing the bus boycott c he is the one w the heart who the gov is afraid d he is as corrupt as any other public figure
d
who is in the audience listening to this speech? a stephen and msimangu b james jarvis and harrison c a police captain and several officers d all of the above
d
the sick child
doctor doesn't make it in time to save sick child and she dies; represents sickness of the town and death of africa
afrikaners in south africa
dutch commander became first europeans to colonize south africa, arrived in 1652, languages that developed were dutch/french
t/f gold has been discovered but the people are more concerned w arthur jarvis' murder trial
f
t/f in the courtroom scene we learn absalom ditched the revolver and was unable to retrieve it for the police
f
t/f james jarvis knew his son wrote about natives issues before his son's death
f
t/f mary harrison is james jarvis' widow
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lawyer
father vincent's gift for absalom
what is the overwhelming emotion felt by both the europeans and stephen kumalo in chapter 12?
fear
enrich
fear impoverishes always, while sorrow may _______
apartheid
former social system in south africa in which black people and people from other racial groups did not have same political and economic rights as white ppl and were forced to live separately from white ppl from 1948 to 1993 meaning legalized segregation
in the beginning of chapter 32, kumalo receives four letters who are they from?
from absalom to wife, from absalom to parents, from msimangu and mr carmichael
clothes
gertrude's new ________symbolize putting on a new life
in chapter 7 kumalo finds and confronts his brother. although john kumalo has lost his faith in the church, stephen kumalo is proud to be the brother of a man who
has a telephone
what is johns primary message in his powerful speech?
he asks for the native's share of the mine's profits
abraham lincoln
he inspired arthur jarvis so his father reads- office full of abe; bravery/courage to act for the underrepresented
the small boy
he is arthur's son, he visits kumalo & listens and acts; hope:arthur's legacy is not what was written by him but in his son & father, compassion/action
why is james jarvis shocked and hurt in chapter 24?
he reads more of his sons writings and discovers a statement his son wrote stating that his father and mother taught him nothing of south africa at all
what kind of treatment has absolom received at the reformatory?
he was treated kindly & fairly
in chapter 25 james jarvis shows kindness to stephen when he
helps stephen pick up his wallet and dropped papers
why was absalom released from the reformatory?
his age, good behavior and his girlfriend was pregnant
themes
hope, rebuilding, fear and sorrow, social responsiblity
john kumalo, tomlinson and dubula
in the new movement john-voice, tomlinson-brains, dubula-heart; 3 most powerful political men in johannesburg, helping poor people population w lack of resources and hope
what makes chapter 9 different from other chapters?
it is a break in the action of the story. it is a montage that provides information to the reader, almost like breaking news story in anonymous black voices
at the end of chapter 24 james jarvis leaves through the front door instead of the back door as he had been doing until now. the policemen in the house sees this change and says to himself the old chap can't face it anymore. why is this ironic
james is beginning to face it; he is not afraid of the stain in the floor anymore
the gettysburg adress
james is in arthur;s office reading his writing and seeing his books; he "knows" his son now, conversion(balance between justice and forgiveness)
in chapter 32, kumalo and jarvis find themselves alone in the church waiting out the rainstorm. at the end of their wait what question does jarvis ask kumalo?
jarvis asks kumalo, is there mercy?
stephen kumalo's brother sister and son moved away to where?
johannesburg, the capital city of south africa
lies
john ________about his son's involvement with absalom
gertrudes dress and turban
kumalo buys gertrude a red dress and white turban for her head; dirty dress=way of life, outer representation of interior life
laughter
kumalo hears laughter in sister's house, her & his laughter aren't good, perversion of goodness; temptation represented by johannesburg, destitute life
milk
mr jarvis' gift to the children
ezenzelini
msimangu preaches to the blind, white helping blacks; hope faith and love for fellow men
bus
natives were refusing to ride the_____ in protest of increased fares
fools
nothing is ever quiet except for_____
shut
once such a thing is opened, it cannot be _______again
mountain
place of spiritual refreshment for kumalo
pimville
place where kumalo found a native girl absalom had abandoned
in chapter 33 we meet napoleon letsitsi, the agricultural demonstrator. name at least four farming changes that he intends to make in the valley
ploughing methods, plant trees, dung crop rotation, gather weeds
demographics of south africa
population 53 million, 82% black african, 13 dif languages, main religion is protestant, total of 12 religions, 12.8 million population
ndotsheni vs johannesburg
ppl united w/one another and the land, wholesome of spirit bc there bodies can work the land; selfishness-fear removed from nature and thus god-bodies are sinful*immorality
the protagonist stephen kumalo tries to do what?
protect his family and bring them back together
in chapter 32, jarvis the magistrate and the other white men appear in ndotsheni. what do they appear to be doing?
putting sticks and flags in the ground
msimangu
reverend who sent for stephen telling him of his sister's illness
mrs mkize
said absalom had been stealing and was in bad company
why does gertrude want to become an nun?
she has no intention of becoming a nun. she is tricking absalom's girlfriend into agreeing to take care of her son so that she can run off and resume her old life
biblical story of absalom
son of king david-fathers favorite, died in battle against his father, killed his brother which made father mad
who is the protagonist?
stephen kumalo
kumalo
stephen's last name
gertrude
stephen's sister, he finds her living in immorality
t/f afrikanners are the same as nationalists
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t/f arthur's manuscript both upsets and inspired james jarvis
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t/f james jarvis takes the book containing the gettysburg address w him
t
t/f john harrison, mary harrison, and arthur jarvis all share the same sentiments towards the native situation
t
t/f mr harrison's views about natives and native crime reflect the views many whites in south africa but don't reflect arthur jarvis' views
t
the dam
teacher/agriculturist comes to teach natives how to farm the land; change/progress: there is a solution when individual sacrifice and work toward a common goal
tragedy
the _________'s not that things are broken. the ______is that they aren't mended again
lights
the ______fall on the grass and stones of a country that sleeps
zulu
the boy tries to learn this language
chapter 12 begins w a montage of voices that taken together explain fear and social irresponsibility lead to apartheid that primarily represents
the european perspective
what is chapter one about?
the land
the protagonist receives a letter in chapter 2 what is it about?
the protagonists sister
arthur jarvis is killed while writing an article called
the truth about native crime
in chapter 25 when kumalo describes arthur jarvis as a small boy kumalo says
there was a brightness in him
dubula
tomlinson had the brains, john had the voice but_____had the heart
in chapters 2 and 3 what do they keep referring to the protagonist as?
umfundisi
guilty
verdict for absalom
james jarvis
wealthy farmer white, knows how to take care of land, views changed on prejudice through son's writings, represents ignorance of some whites, top of valley, productive richer land-whites
how does the author punctuate diaglogue
with dashes
umfundisi
word for pastor/reverend
ticket
young man stole stephen;s money for his bus ________
setting of novel
1940s just before apartheid was instituted in south africa
apartheid in south africa
1948 initiated by home affairs, 9 different groups, whites received more land, organized protests, appealed in 1991
ctbc published what year?
1948(same year apartheid became law)