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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 14, Pages 652 - 703.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author liken the digging frenzy to?
(a) A hive of bees.
(b) A bevy of geese.
(c) A herd of deer.
(d) A swarm of ants.

2. When Zouga realizes that the ground is giving way, to whom does he shout a warning on the road with their cart?
(a) Jan.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Jordan.
(d) Bazo.

3. When Zouga finally meets the nameless man who requested the meeting, who does the nameless man turn out to be?
(a) King Lobengula.
(b) Mark Sanderson.
(c) Hendrick Naaiman.
(d) Cecil Rhodes.

4. Who does Zouga purchase his two claims from?
(a) Jan Cheroot.
(b) Cecil Rhodes.
(c) Jock Danby.
(d) Neville Pickering.

5. When Zouga goes off in search of men to work his claim, how many men are in the tribe Zouga comes upon?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the unknown patient sent to Robyn by her grandfather finally appears, who is the patient?

2. 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?

3. Who saves Jordan from the twins as the twins are attacking Jordan and cutting off his curls?

4. When the advance team is surrounded and the men are being picked off one by one, who is going among the Matabele warriors, giving them instructions on how to better shoot their rifles?

5. 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?

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