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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 animal comes to represent the beautiful and wild land between the Limpopo and the Zambezi rivers for Ralph Ballantyne?
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Antelope.
(c) Elephant.
(d) Giraffe.

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

3. According to the Matabele, what is the only true form of wealth?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Children.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Gold.

4. What are amaholi?
(a) Slaves.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) Elephants.
(d) Healers.

5. When the three men return to Cathy and Ralph's elaborate camp, who has arrived in their absence?
(a) Bazo.
(b) Leander Jameson.
(c) Cecil Rhodes.
(d) Robyn St. John.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. As the novel begins, how many wagons does Ralph own?

4. According to Zouga's calculations, how many miles per day had he covered when Zouga had originally made this same journey?

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

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