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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. According to Zouga's calculations, how many miles per day had he covered when Zouga had originally made this same journey?
(a) Eight miles per day.
(b) Three miles per day.
(c) Five miles per day.
(d) Ten miles per day.

2. What are Zouga, Ralph, and Jan Cheroot searching the land for?
(a) Yellow diamonds.
(b) Blue diamonds.
(c) Red gold.
(d) White gold.

3. Who is Mzilikazi?
(a) Zouga's grandfather.
(b) Bazo's grandfather.
(c) Gandang's grandfather.
(d) Jan's grandfather.

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

5. How many blades does Bazo promise the Matabele warriors that they will have by the time the great storm begins?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 5,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. The warrior who suddenly steps out of the forest was once known as the Ax. What is the warrior more commonly called now?

2. What does the name of Bazo's son mean?

3. What are amaholi?

4. What is the praise name that the Matabele have given to Zouga Ballantyne?

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

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