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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has a witch doctor make the poison that Lobengula uses to take his own life?

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

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

4. When Bazo asks King Lobengula for a task to prove Bazo's loyalty, what does Lobengula tell Bazo to bring to him?

5. When Catherine curtsies to welcome Ralph, what does Ralph notice that Catherine's skirts are made from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do Jim Thorn and Will Daniel trail behind the rest of Mungo's group that is following Lobengula?

3. When Louise leaves the king's camp, she has a plan in place. What is Louise's plan?

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 she finally climbs out of the sycamore tree, why does Louise leave all of her supplies, except the rifle, behind?

6. According to the girl who cooks for Bazo, and cleans his wounds as Bazo marches his captives back from Pemba's to King Lobengula, what is the only way that Bazo can protect her from other wizards?

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

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

9. Why does Louise feel that there is no turning back after she leaves the king's camp without permission?

10. As Mungo's health improves after the surgery, he begins to go for longer and longer walks. Why are Mungo's walks a respite for him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the story, there are several attempted characters that either die or are killed.

a. Identify three characters that do not survive until the end of the novel. Describe each character and the circumstances surrounding their deaths.

b. Compare and contrast the characters that do not survive. What does the author have to gain by killing these characters off? What, if anything, does the author lose?

c. How would the story have changed if one or more of your identified characters had survived?

Essay Topic 2

Mungo St. John wears different masks in the story. Both a thief and a liar, St. John is a study in contradictions - clearly, he can be an upstanding citizen, he just chooses not to. Identify, then compare and contrast the different sides of Mungo St. John. How would the entire plot have been affected if St. John had not been successful at deceiving those around him, especially King Lobengula? Why is it necessary for St. John to wear different masks? Explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Cecil Rhodes and King Lobengula.

a. How are the two characters similar? How are they different?

b. How is each character affected by their perceived self-worth - both positively and negatively?

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