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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One - 1895: Pages 109 - 150.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Robyn tells Mungo to leave the mission, Mungo sees the sky turning an unusual color in the distance. What is Mungo seeing?
(a) Fires.
(b) Bees.
(c) Locusts.
(d) Pollution.

2. As the three women walk towards Gandang's kraal, what do they notice is missing from the land?
(a) Tents.
(b) Trees.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Children.

3. Before converting to Christianity, what name was Ruth known by?
(a) Kampu.
(b) Mamewethu.
(c) Ganda.
(d) Shangani.

4. Who leaves Cathy and Ralph's camp because they cannot stand any more of Cecil Rhodes?
(a) Jan.
(b) Louise.
(c) Robyn.
(d) Zouga.

5. When the three men find the area they are looking for, how many shafts does Zouga remember?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of the profits from Harkness Mine will go to Cecil's company?

2. When the three men return to Cathy and Ralph's elaborate camp, who has arrived in their absence?

3. 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?

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

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

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