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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter V, The Trekboers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Chief Ngalo asks his son Nxumalo to bring the "heavy earth" to show the Old Seeker, what does Nxumalo bring?
(a) A diamond.
(b) A chunk of gold.
(c) A pot of soil.
(d) Three iron ingots from Phalaborwa.

2. What is the Old Seeker's spear made out of in Chapter Two?
(a) Gold.
(b) Steel.
(c) Iron.
(d) Graphite.

3. Which of the following does not describe Seena Van Valck?
(a) She is a slave girl.
(b) She is strong-willed.
(c) She is eager to leave her home when Adriaan proposes.
(d) She is a redhead.

4. What is a Trekboer?
(a) A member of the Trekboer family.
(b) A Dutch bride.
(c) A Dutch sailor.
(d) A nomadic farmer or cattle herder.

5. What is Paul de Prè skilled at growing?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Barley.
(d) Potatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Willem Van Doorn fall in love and father two children?

2. To what prosperous trade center does Malacca open access?

3. In Chapter Two, who promises to wait for Nxumalo to return from Zimbabwe and then marry him?

4. What does Nxumalo tell the Old Seeker his people traded for the "heavy earth"?

5. What do Adriaan and Seena Van Doorn help Dr. Nels Linnart collect?

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