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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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?
(a) A blue-marbled stone.
(b) An Indian carving.
(c) A soapstone sculpture.
(d) A yellow diamond.

3. What role did the girl who cooks for Bazo and cleans his wounds fill for Pemba before she was captured by Bazo?
(a) She was Pemba's apprentice.
(b) She was Pemba's secretary.
(c) She was Pemba's mistress.
(d) She was Pemba's chef.

4. How old was Louise when Mungo raped her?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Seventeen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the story's end, who does Mungo marry?

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

3. Which two of the Codrington girls are twins?

4. When Lobengula's men hear of the woman Zouga's soldier makes sport of, who tries to be the voice of reason and settle Lobengula's men down?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When Salina declares her love for Jordan, how does Jordan respond?

2. As the mounted party clears the narrow cliffs on the way to Umlimo, how does Zouga's horse get killed?

3. When Ralph first meets his Uncle Codrington, Ralph claims that he would have known his uncle anywhere. How?

4. Why is the girl who first greets Ralph at the Codringtons not surprised that Ralph does not know that his aunt has children?

5. When Ralph heads back to Lobengula's encampment, he meets Bazo along the way. What does Bazo assure Ralph of?

6. How does Robyn get accepted to the London hospital she trained at even though the hospital has never accepted a woman?

7. When Bazo captures Ralph under orders from the king to kill whomever was responsible, how and why does Bazo react as he does?

8. Describe the actions of the advance team's leader as they are surrounded and being killed one by one.

9. When Mungo receives the letter telling him that his wife has died, Mungo is free to finally marry Louise. What does Mungo do when he receives the letter?

10. When Bazo sends the warriors away, why does Bazo injure Ralph instead of letting him go unharmed?

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