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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Ralph and Zouga are hunting giraffe, they spot a war party carrying long shields. Who is leading the war party?
(a) Khama.
(b) Lobengula.
(c) Bazo.
(d) Mungo.

2. What present does Robyn receive from her grandfather that is more precious to Robyn than her own life's blood?
(a) Quicksilver.
(b) Iodine.
(c) Chloroform.
(d) Carbolic acid.

3. When does the British Foreign Secretary approve the occupation of Mashonaland?
(a) February 1890.
(b) September 1892.
(c) April 1892.
(d) July 1890.

4. At the double wedding ceremony, who does Louise marry?
(a) Zouga.
(b) Cecil.
(c) Mungo.
(d) Bazo.

5. As Mungo's group follows Lobengula, who does Mungo take great delight in irritating?
(a) Jordan Ballantyne.
(b) Ralph Ballantyne.
(c) Robyn Codrington.
(d) Clinton Codrington.

6. What was the name of Zouga and Robyn's father?
(a) Fuller.
(b) Ryan.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Jonathon.

7. When Bazo asks King Lobengula for a task to prove Bazo's loyalty, what does Lobengula tell Bazo to bring to him?
(a) The soapstone sculpture.
(b) The blue diamond.
(c) Pemba's head.
(d) Zouga's head.

8. As Bazo marches his captives back from Pemba's to King Lobengula, who does Bazo meet on the journey?
(a) Zouga.
(b) Salina.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Jordan.

9. When the advance team is surrounded and one of the men is sent back to Mungo, what does the man sent to Mungo request?
(a) Reinforcements.
(b) A machine gun.
(c) Food.
(d) Horses.

10. What do the Codrington girls call King Mzilikazi?
(a) King Diamond.
(b) King Silly Cat.
(c) King Wonder Boy.
(d) Man King.

11. After Bazo fakes Ralph's death and lets him go, how does Bazo feel?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Ambivalent.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Guilty.

12. How many statues do Ralph and Isazi take with them when they head to Zimbabwe?
(a) Eight.
(b) Two.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

13. What does remembering a passage from Zouga's book as she wanders in the desert help Louise to find?
(a) Help.
(b) Food.
(c) Safety.
(d) Water.

14. Who does Jameson select to lead the party of mounted men to Umlimo?
(a) Zouga.
(b) Bazo.
(c) Mungo.
(d) Ralph.

15. 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?
(a) Lobengula.
(b) Bazo.
(c) Zouga.
(d) Gandang.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two of the Codrington girls are twins?

2. When Mungo is taking aim at Naaiman, whose image floats in front of his eyes and causes him to miss his shot?

3. At the double wedding ceremony, who does Cathy marry?

4. After meeting with the oracle, King Lobengula calls for Nomusa to meet with him. Who is Nomusa?

5. What role did the girl who cooks for Bazo and cleans his wounds fill for Pemba before she was captured by Bazo?

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