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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men does Mungo allow the group leader of his advance team to take across the swollen river?
(a) Eighty.
(b) Forty.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Twenty.

2. When Zouga reaches the cavern beyond the village where the Umlimo dwell, who does Zouga rescue from two of his soldiers?
(a) Tanase.
(b) Robyn.
(c) Louise.
(d) Catherine.

3. Who is the eldest Codrington daughter?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Salina.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Victoria.

4. When Lobengula's men hear of the woman Zouga's soldier makes sport of, who tries to be the voice of reason and settle Lobengula's men down?
(a) Bazo.
(b) Gandang.
(c) Mungo.
(d) Zouga.

5. How many days does Zouga stay at Groote Schurr after he and Rhodes reach their deal regarding Zouga's place in Rhodes' organization?
(a) Two days.
(b) Eight days.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Five days.

6. Where is Mungo when he receives a letter telling him that his wife has died in France?
(a) New York.
(b) Perth.
(c) Cape Town.
(d) Madrid.

7. According to what Zouga tells Cecil, what do they need in order to survive?
(a) Matabeleland.
(b) Mantankaland.
(c) Lasonland.
(d) Mashonaland.

8. Where is Lobengula's final resting place?
(a) A cave.
(b) A diamond pit.
(c) A church.
(d) A graveyard.

9. When Bazo lays down with Tanase just after she has had a vision, who does Tanase warn Bazo not to trust?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Mungo.
(c) Cecil.
(d) Lobengula.

10. Who does Robyn finally send to Mungo's camp to tell Mungo that the king is giving him permission to go look for Louise?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Bazo.
(c) Zouga.
(d) Ralph.

11. How does Lobengula pay Ralph for the guns and bottles Ralph carries up from Kimberley?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Silver.
(d) Gold.

12. What does Lobengula do before he and his surviving troops abandon their camp?
(a) Bury their dead.
(b) Surrender.
(c) Burn the camp down.
(d) Rescue their woman and children.

13. Where are Mungo and Louise the first time she rebels against him during one of Mungo's schemes?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Perth.
(c) New York.
(d) Paris.

14. Who has a witch doctor make the poison that Lobengula uses to take his own life?
(a) Zouga.
(b) Gandang.
(c) Bazo.
(d) Mungo.

15. After the double wedding ceremony, who commits suicide?
(a) Salina.
(b) Robyn.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Victoria.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Cathy goes to live in the British South Africa Company's camp on the Macloutsi River, she is the only woman among how many men?

2. What is the name of the last river to cross before reaching the king's kraal at GuBulawayo?

3. How much earlier than Zouga's book is Robyn's book published?

4. After the mounted party clears the narrow cliffs, how many Matabele warriors are waiting to fight the mounted party?

5. What is the name of Robyn Codrington's husband?

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