Quiz: cry the beloved country h assessment items read the passage. excerpt from cry, the beloved country by alan paton outside there is singing, singing round a fire. it is nkosi sikelel’ iafrika that they sing. god save africa. god save this piece of africa that is my own, delivered in travail from my body, fed from my breast, loved by my heart, because that is the nature of women. oh, lie quietly, little one. which statement best explains the effect of the language in this excerpt? the reference to a “little one” makes readers feel as though they are listening to a nursery rhyme and evokes the narrator’s childlike sense of wonder. the repetition of the word “singing” makes the excerpt melodic and rhythmic, transporting the reader into a mysterious place. the use of traditional african language to name the song, “nkosi sikelel’ iafrika," transports readers to the setting of the story and gives it a heightened authenticity. the description of “god save africa” as a song about a mother and a child suggests to readers that the conflict in the novel is really between people of different generations. assessment navigation 1 2 3 4 5 6