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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. As the novel begins, how many wagons does Ralph own?
(a) 100.
(b) 200.
(c) 50.
(d) 150.

2. What is the name of Gandang's most senior wife?
(a) Juba.
(b) Tanase.
(c) Babiaan.
(d) Manatassi.

3. Who is Gandang's son?
(a) Zouga.
(b) Bazo.
(c) Tanase.
(d) Ralph.

4. How long do the indunas wait in the village before the Umlimo comes down from the cavern?
(a) Three days.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Five days.

5. As the story begins, how old is Ralph?
(a) 25.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 35.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time has passed between when Zouga arrives in the land between the Limpopo and the Zambezi rivers at the beginning of the novel and when he had last been in this same area?

2. What is the name of the estate where Zouga lives?

3. As the Umlimo is giving her prophesies, what type of creature is crawling over her body?

4. Who is Mzilikazi?

5. The first time in the ancient ruins, what did Zouga and Jan Cheroot find that Zouga insisted on taking with him?

(see the answer key)

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