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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Mungo when he receives a letter telling him that his wife has died in France?
(a) Madrid.
(b) New York.
(c) Perth.
(d) Cape Town.

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

3. What does Lobengula do before he and his surviving troops abandon their camp?
(a) Bury their dead.
(b) Burn the camp down.
(c) Surrender.
(d) Rescue their woman and children.

4. When Zouga reaches the cavern beyond the village where the Umlimo dwell, who does Zouga rescue from two of his soldiers?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Louise.
(c) Tanase.
(d) Robyn.

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

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

7. Where is Lobengula's final resting place?
(a) A cave.
(b) A graveyard.
(c) A diamond pit.
(d) A church.

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

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

10. 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?
(a) Gandang.
(b) Mungo.
(c) Zouga.
(d) Bazo.

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

12. 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?
(a) Two hundred head.
(b) Twenty head.
(c) Fifty head.
(d) One hundred head.

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

14. When Jordan arrives at the cottage that used to belong to Tom Harkness, where Zouga is now living, who is the first person that Jordan sees?
(a) Jan Cheroot.
(b) Zouga.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Robyn.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the partner that Ralph takes on?

2. When Ralph and Zouga are working together again, what troubles Zouga about Ralph?

3. How many men does it take to carry Lobengula to his final resting place?

4. Who does Jameson select to lead the party of mounted men to Umlimo?

5. Who does Jameson ask to help him bring in Lobengula?

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