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In his quest to find his son Absalom, which city in South Africa does Reverend Stephen Kumalo visit?
ACape Town
BPretoria
CJohannesburg✓
DDurban
What is the name of the rural Zulu pastor who travels to Johannesburg in search of his son Absalom in Cry, the Beloved Country?
AJohn Kumalo
BStephen Kumalo✓
CJames Jarvis
DTheophilus Msimangu
Rationale
Reverend Stephen Kumalo is the main character in the novel. He travels from his village in Ndotsheni to Johannesburg to find his son Absalom, and this journey reveals the harsh realities of apartheid-era South Africa on Black families and communities.
In which South African city does Reverend Stephen Kumalo go to look for his son Absalom and his sister Gertrude?
ACape Town
BPretoria
CJohannesburg✓
DDurban
Rationale
Stephen Kumalo, a Zulu pastor from the rural village of Ndotsheni, travels to Johannesburg — a bustling city that has drawn many of his family members away from their home. This journey highlights themes of urbanization, racial injustice, and the disintegration of traditional Zulu society during the apartheid era in South Africa.