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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Horses.
(b) Reinforcements.
(c) Food.
(d) A machine gun.

2. When Jameson inquires as to the Codrington family's location, where is he told they are?
(a) Matabeleland.
(b) Colesberg.
(c) Mashonaland.
(d) Khami.

3. When Ralph arrives at the Codringtons, he is being watched. Who is watching Ralph's approach?
(a) Victoria.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Robyn.
(d) Salina.

4. Who does Jameson ask to help him bring in Lobengula?
(a) Clinton Codrington.
(b) Mungo St. John.
(c) Robyn Codrington.
(d) Jordan Ballantyne.

5. As part of Bazo's reward for bringing the king Pemba's head, how many men will Bazo now command?
(a) One hundred men.
(b) One thousand men.
(c) Five thousand men.
(d) Five hundred men.

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

7. How long after Mungo's surgery does Robyn remove the stitches from his surgery?
(a) Ten days.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Fifteen days.
(d) Twenty days.

8. 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) Zouga's head.
(c) The blue diamond.
(d) Pemba's head.

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

10. After burying the king, where does Gandang head to?
(a) Zimbabwe.
(b) Kimberley.
(c) Colesberg.
(d) GuBulawayo.

11. 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?
(a) 700.
(b) 300.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

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

13. After meeting with the oracle, King Lobengula calls for Nomusa to meet with him. Who is Nomusa?
(a) Zouga Ballantyne.
(b) Cecil Rhodes.
(c) Neville Pickering.
(d) Robyn Codrington.

14. As Jameson's mounted party makes its way to Umlimo, what is offered to the mounted men as they pass by the other soldiers?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Land grants.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Guns.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mungo when he receives a letter telling him that his wife has died in France?

2. Who is promoted to be Dr. Jameson's chief of staff?

3. Who stands on a high hill and watches Mungo depart on the search for his wife?

4. As part of Bazo's reward for bringing the king Pemba's head, how many cattle is Bazo allowed to choose from the royal herd?

5. After Bazo lets him go, how long does it take Ralph to meet back up with Isazi?

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