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This novel’s opening “Author’s Note” states that it “was begun in Trondheim and finished in San Francisco” while its author (20[1])was on a tour of the world’s “penal and correctional (20[1])institutions.” This novel’s first paragraph describes climbing seven miles to Carisbrooke via “a lovely road (20[1])that runs from (20[4])Ixopo into (20[1])the hills.” (20[1])In this novel, (20[1])an engineer (20[1])obsessed with Abraham Lincoln (20[2])dies (20[1])in a burglary, which means (20[1])he never (20[1]0[1])finishes writing “The Truth About (*) Native Crime,” (10[2]0[2])an essay that advocates (10[1])for racial justice. The protagonist receives a letter (10[1])about Gertrude’s illness (10[1])at the start of this novel, (10[1])which describes the murder of Arthur (10[1])Jarvis by Absalom, (10[1])the son of Stephen Kumalo. (10[2])For 10 (0[1])points, name this 1948 novel (10[1])by Alan Paton. (10[2])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Cry, the Beloved Country
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