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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. After Bazo lets him go, how long does it take Ralph to meet back up with Isazi?

2. What is NOT the name of one of Robyn's books?

3. Who tells Robyn of Clinton's death?

4. When does the British Foreign Secretary approve the occupation of Mashonaland?

5. As Ralph and Zouga are hunting giraffe, they spot a war party carrying long shields. Who is leading the war party?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Kamuza gives the gold to Will and Jim, what do Jim and Will tell Kamuza?

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. When Catherine asks Salina if God gets mad if one prays for something just for oneself, and Salina says no, what does Catherine pray for?

8. Why does Jameson send a party of mounted men to the Umlimo?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Zouga Ballantyne and Mungo St. John.

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

b. Compare the role that justice plays in each of their lives. How is each character affected by the concept of justice - both positively and negatively?

Essay Topic 3

In many ways, the novel is a series of contrasts designed to heighten the reader's awareness and draw the reader deeper into the story and the intricacies of each of the story's characters. Identify at least three contrasts that are used in the novel. Describe these contrasts and determine how they impact the story's plot, as well as the reader's emotional involvement in the characters' lives. If these identified contrasts were not included in the story, what impact would their absence have on the storyline, the characters' development, and the readers' involvement?

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