2. As Mungo heads back to the mission to warn the others of the ominous sky, what becomes suddenly oppressive?
(a) The sun.
(b) The stillness.
(c) The noise.
(d) The heat.

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

4. What is the umbrella name for all of Ralph's companies?
(a) RHOLANDS.
(b) DIARALS.
(c) AFRABS.
(d) RABALLS.

5. Who plans the development and extraction of the minerals at the mine?
(a) Zouga.
(b) Jan.
(c) Harry.
(d) Ralph.

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 disease does Robyn study by giving it to herself?

3. How many men does Mungo request that Gandang send to work on the new gold mine?

4. As Ralph, Zouga, and Jan Cheroot ride to the next ridge to continue their search, Ralph sees a flash of gold. What does Ralph see?

5. When Robyn tells Mungo to leave the mission, Mungo sees the sky turning an unusual color in the distance. What is Mungo seeing?

(see the answer key)

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