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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who watches the column of men ride into the British South Africa Company's camp and realizes that the men are not there to dig holes, but are actually soldiers?
(a) Gandang.
(b) Isazi.
(c) Bazo.
(d) Zouga.

2. What is NOT the name of one of Robyn's books?
(a) African Maladies.
(b) The Sick African.
(c) Blind Faith.
(d) Africa in My Blood.

3. When an unknown person rides up to Robyn Codrington's home, who is on the horse?
(a) Cecil Rhodes.
(b) Jan Cheroot.
(c) Zouga Ballantyne.
(d) Louise St. John.

4. After the double wedding ceremony, who commits suicide?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Salina.
(c) Robyn.
(d) Victoria.

5. What is the name of the partner that Ralph takes on?
(a) Fred Johnson.
(b) Mark Johnson.
(c) Frank Johnson.
(d) Alex Johnson.

6. Who tells Robyn of Clinton's death?
(a) Mungo.
(b) Cecil.
(c) Jordan.
(d) Ralph.

7. When Bazo lays down with Tanase just after she has had a vision, who does Tanase warn Bazo not to trust?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Mungo.
(c) Cecil.
(d) Lobengula.

8. When the column of men rides into the British South Africa Company's camp, how many warriors does King Lobengula have?
(a) 18,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 20,000.

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

10. After Mungo's wife dies, who is raising Mungo's two children?
(a) Mungo's mistress.
(b) Mungo's uncle.
(c) Mungo's cousin.
(d) Mungo's brother.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lobengula do before he and his surviving troops abandon their camp?

2. What stands at the head of the steps to the cottage that used to belong to Tom Harkness that Zouga is now living in?

3. What does the name that Tanase and Bazo give their son mean?

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. As Jameson's mounted party makes its way to Umlimo, what is offered to the mounted men as they pass by the other soldiers?

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