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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One - 1895: Pages 35 - 73.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the praise name that the Matabele have given to Zouga Ballantyne?
(a) Henshaw.
(b) Bakela.
(c) Zimba.
(d) Bazo.

2. Who is the Chief Native Commissioner in Matabeleland?
(a) Zouga Ballantyne.
(b) Leander Jameson.
(c) Cecil Rhodes.
(d) Mungo St. John.

3. When Ralph is out prospecting with the man who will plan the development and extraction of the minerals, what does Ralph liken the continent of Africa to?
(a) A pirate ship.
(b) A wasteland.
(c) A layered cake.
(d) A treasure chest.

4. As the story opens, how many days have the men marched east from the ruins?
(a) Ten days.
(b) Eight days.
(c) Six days.
(d) Nine days.

5. How much older than Bazo's son is Ralph's son?
(a) Four years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do the indunas wait in the village before the Umlimo comes down from the cavern?

2. What is the name of the distant blue summit shaped like a crouching lion that Zouga uses as a marker?

3. How many blades does Bazo promise the Matabele warriors that they will have by the time the great storm begins?

4. What name do the three men give to their new mine?

5. When Jan Cheroot is lowered into the mine shaft, what does he find in the little cave?

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