1. James Jarvis and Stephen Kumalo have both lost their sons. In what way is this signifigant?
Correct : C. They both died in the same traffic accident
2. After Stephen Kumalo has returned to Ndotsheni at the end of the novel, who offers him assistance in revitalizing the village?
Correct : C. Jarvis
3. Stephen Kumalo's sister Gertrude has been supporting herself via illegal means. From
which of the following criminal enterprises did she earn her livelihood?
Correct : C. selling illegal alcohol
4. 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?
Correct : C. James Jarvis
5. 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?
Correct : C. milk for the children
6. Msimangu confides his fear that "by the time the white man learns to love, the black man will have _______________." ?
Correct : D. learned to hate
7. When Stephen Kumalo returns from Johannesburg to Ndotsheni, he brings two people with him. Who are these people?
Correct : C. his sister Gertrude's son and his son Absolom's wife
8. Napoleon Letsitsi, an agricultural expert hired by James Jarvis to assist the people of Ndotsheni, states that he works for whom?
Correct : A. the people of Africa
9. Obsession over what substance has led many people into a frenzy over the state of their stocks in Cry, the Beloved Country?
Correct : B. Gold
10. Stephen first travels by bus from his native district to what city?
Correct : C. Johannesburg
11. What does Stephen learn about his sister Gertrude when he visits the mission?
Correct : B. She has become a prostitute.
12. What is the outcome of Absalom's trial?
Correct : B. He is found guilty and sentenced to death.
13. What natural phenomenon does Alan Paton use to symbolize the wounded African culture?
Correct : D. The erosion of the red soil, which colors the rivers blood red
14. What prevents John Harrison from understanding or imitating the ideals of Arthur Jarvis?
Correct : C. John regards Arthur as too much of a dreamer.
15. Where does Stephen meet Dubula?
Correct : A. At the bus boycott
16. Which character is not depicted as a man of charity and goodness?
Correct : C. John Kumalo
17. Whose death sends Stephen into a period of such deep despair that he is unable to pray?
Correct : B. Arthur Jarvis
18. Why does Stephen feel betrayed by his son Absalom?
Correct : B. Absalom has committed murder.
19. In The Vivisector, we see the protagonist Hurtle Duffield exploiting what for his art?
Correct : D. Women
20. On a trip to England, Alfreda Courtney is horrified to find the vivisection of what?
Correct : B. A dog
21. What deformity does Rhoda Courtney have?
Correct : A. Hunchback
22. What is the name of the girl who lives next to the Courtneys who happens to be quite the match for Hurtle on the subject of manipulation?
Correct : C. KathyVolkov
23. At the end of the novel, The Vivisector, what happens to Hurtle Duffield?
Correct : D. He dies with a paintbrush in his hand
24. The sole passion of Hurtle Duffield was
Correct : A. art
25. Who was born a hunchbacked female in The Vivisector?
Correct : B. Rhoda Courtney
26. Hurtle Duffield was born into a ________ Australian family.
Correct : C. working class
27. For the first time, Hurtle Duffield meets a woman in the streets by the name of –
Correct : D. Nance Lightfoot
28. Hero Pavloussi was the wife of a / an –
Correct : B. Greek merchant
29. Hurtle Duffield and Hero Pavloussi went on a pilgrimage to the sacred Island of Perialos
in the
Correct : A. Aegean Sea
30. In the start of Disgrace, the age of David Lurie was
Correct : C. fifty - two
31. The Courtneys adopt Hurtle Duffield to be Rhoda’s _____
Correct : C. companion
32. Hurtle’s greatest painting is called
Correct : D. The Vivisector
33. The Vivisector was published in
Correct : A. 1970
34. ______ is a manipulative woman who also plays the piano.
Correct : B. Kathy Volkov
35. Hurtle’s first love is _____, a prostitute.
Correct : C. Nance
36. After his stroke, Hurtle becomes partially
Correct : B. paralysed
37. Hurtle enlists into the army during
Correct : A. World War I
38. Hurtle has a series of affairs with women he cannot love because
Correct : B. he is afraid falling in love would be too consuming
39. Hurtle’s inspiration for his art was
Correct : C. his many lovers
40. Nance Lightfoot dies when she
Correct : C. falls to the rocks below Hurtle’s shack
41. Hurtle completes his masterpiece with the help of his protégé,
Correct : D. Don Lethbridge
42. The Vivisector was awarded the _____ in 1973.
Correct : B. Nobel Prize
43. The word, ‘vivisection’ means
Correct : A. dissection while still alive
44. After seeing the vivisected dog, Alfreda comments that “There’s nothing so inhuman as a _____”.
Correct : C. human being
45. Hurtle was _____ from his real parents by the Courtneys.
Correct : B. bought
46. Hurtle Duffield was sold for _____ pounds to the Courtneys by his parents.
Correct : D. 500
47. Hurtle Duffield suffered _____ towards the end of his life.
Correct : B. a stroke
48. The Vivisector is written by
Correct : A. Patrick White
49. White dedicates his novel The Vivisector to Sidney Nolan, a ____
Correct : B. painter
50. Nance Lightfoot is a
Correct : D. prostitute
51. Hurtle’s mother becomes acquainted with the Courtneys when she does _____ for them.
Correct : C. laundry
52. Rhoda was initially very ______ towards Hurtle when he was first adopted by her
parents.
Correct : C. resentful
53. Alfreda accuses Hurtle of being born with _____ in his hands, and his eyes.
Correct : A. a knife
54. David Lurie’s ‘disgrace’ comes after he seduces which woman?
Correct : C. A student, Melanie Isaacs
55. Where does Lurie go on the Sunday after he first meets Melanie?
Correct : C. To the office to find her address and telephone number
56. What paper is Lurie’s sexual harassment scandal published in?
Correct : A. Argus
57. During Rape Awareness Week, what words are written on a pamphlet slipped under Lurie’s door?
Correct : B. Your days are over, Cassanova
58. Melanie Isaacs was enrolled in which of Lurie’s courses?
Correct : B. Romantics
59. Where did Lurie go on the Sunday after he just met Melanie?
Correct : D. To the office in order to find Melanie’s address and telephone number
60. Who was the chair of Lurie’s department?
Correct : C. Elaine Winter
61. When David Lurie visits Lucy, what news does Lucy offer him when he asks her how she is?
Correct : C. That she is pregnant.
62. After the hearing, who is it that asks David Lurie how the hearing went?
Correct : C. A female reporter.
63. On the night after Lurie's day at the clinic when he cannot sleep, what does he do?
Correct : A. Reads.
64. What appliance does Lurie buy to replace one that has been stolen?
Correct : A. A television.
65. Who Is Teresa in the most recent version of Lurie’s play?
Correct : A. A middle-aged woman who cares for her father.
66. On the walk Lurie and Lucy go on near her house, they discuss the cycads. What are cycads?
Correct : D. A type of flower.
67. When one of the women at the hearing rails against Lurie's behavior, what is the particular word used in reference to his relationship with Melanie that he feels is so inaccurate?
Correct : A. Abuse.
68. To whom does Lurie write a letter about the attack on the farm?
Correct : C. Rosali
69. Who does Lurie think of immediately after having been with Bev?
Correct : B. Melanie Isaacs.
70. As Lurie is walking back to the farm, who does he physically attack?
Correct : C. Pollux.
71. Who is it that comes to pick up Lurie at the hospital after he is treated?
Correct : B. Bill Shaw.
72. What has Lurie told Rosalind is a hobby, but in fact is something that "consumes" him?
Correct : A. His opera.
73. Towards the end of the hearing, what does Mathabane imply about Lurie's state of mind?
Correct : D. That it is not "crystal clear."
74. Who it that insists to Lurie that Petrus is a good man?
Correct : B. Bev Shaw.
75. What is the town in which Lucy lives?
Correct : A. Salem.
76. What is the university that is near where Lucy lives?
Correct : C. Rhodes University.
77. In the attack that David instigates, who comes to the rescue of the recipient of David's attack?
Correct : A. Lucy.
78. On the night after Lurie's day at the clinic, what is the troubling thought that he cannot shake?
Correct : B. That Lucy may be a lesbian.
79. Who is Ettinger who appears at the beginning of Chapter 12?
Correct : D. Lucy's neighbor.
80. When Lurie first walks into the hearing, what is the word that best describes his feeling
toward the proceedings?
Correct : A. Confident.
81. Why is Lurie a little slow to recognize Lucy when she comes out to greet him?
Correct : C. She has gained weight.
82. What does Lucy accuse her father of?
Correct : C. Thinking she should have friends who are of a higher social class.
83. Who or what is it that particularly enjoys Lurie's new past time?
Correct : B. David's dog.
84. Once back in town, what does Lurie do to occupy his time?
Correct : A. He works on his play.
85. David Lurie is a professor of
Correct : C. English
86. David Lurie has been divorced____
Correct : B. twice
87. David Lurie’s disgrace comes about when he
Correct : A. gets Melanie drunk and seduces her
88. The farm was attacked and Lucy was raped by ___