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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 it take to carry Lobengula to his final resting place?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

2. What is the name of Robyn Codrington's husband?
(a) Clive.
(b) Christopher.
(c) Carlton.
(d) Clinton.

3. As the mounted party headed to Umlimo begins going through the narrow cliffs, how many Matabele warriors begin throwing spears down at them?
(a) Forty.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Ninety.

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

5. When Catherine curtsies to welcome Ralph, what does Ralph notice that Catherine's skirts are made from?
(a) Sheets.
(b) Flour bags.
(c) Curtains.
(d) Wool.

6. Who ends up finding Louise in the desert?
(a) Mungo.
(b) Bazo.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Zouga.

7. Who stands on a high hill and watches Mungo depart on the search for his wife?
(a) Robyn.
(b) Lobengula.
(c) Zouga.
(d) Jordan.

8. What does the name that Tanase and Bazo give their son mean?
(a) Joy.
(b) Miracle.
(c) Seeker.
(d) Blessing.

9. As Ralph prepares to leave the Codringtons, how long does he tell Cathy that he will be gone for?
(a) Three or four months.
(b) Twelve or thirteen months.
(c) Six or seven months.
(d) Nine or ten months.

10. How many days pass being out on her own before Louise is lost?
(a) One day.
(b) Two days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Three days.

11. 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) Zouga.
(b) Jordan.
(c) Bazo.
(d) Ralph.

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

13. What stands at the head of the steps to the cottage that used to belong to Tom Harkness that Zouga is now living in?
(a) A yellow diamond.
(b) A soapstone sculpture.
(c) A blue-marbled stone.
(d) An Indian carving.

14. When Lobengula dies, what do the remaining Matabele wrap the dead king's body in?
(a) A deer skin.
(b) A leopard skin.
(c) A lion skin.
(d) A tiger skin.

15. Who is promoted to be Dr. Jameson's chief of staff?
(a) Mungo St. John.
(b) Cecil Rhodes.
(c) Robyn Codrington.
(d) Zouga Ballantyne.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jameson inquires as to the Codrington family's location, where is he told they are?

2. Who is the eldest Codrington daughter?

3. 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?

4. As Lobengula's men attack the laager, which of Lobengula's commanders holds his troops back and end up being the only ones to survive?

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

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