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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. What is the name of the girl who cooks for Bazo and cleans his wounds, as Bazo marches his captives back from Pemba's to King Lobengula?
(a) Nkosi.
(b) Tanase.
(c) Rowzi.
(d) Mashona.

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

6. According to what Zouga tells Cecil, what do they need in order to survive?
(a) Mashonaland.
(b) Lasonland.
(c) Mantankaland.
(d) Matabeleland.

7. At the story's end, who does Mungo marry?
(a) Salina.
(b) Louise.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Robyn.

8. 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) Nine or ten months.
(c) Twelve or thirteen months.
(d) Three or four months.

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

10. When Mungo is taking aim at Naaiman, whose image floats in front of his eyes and causes him to miss his shot?
(a) Solange.
(b) Zouga.
(c) Louise.
(d) Duc.

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

12. How does Lobengula pay Ralph for the guns and bottles Ralph carries up from Kimberley?
(a) Gold.
(b) Silver.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Diamonds.

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

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

15. 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) Mungo.
(d) Bazo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the double wedding ceremony, who does Louise marry?

3. 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?

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

5. Who carves the crutch out of Mopani wood that Mungo uses to get around after his surgery?

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