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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One - 1895: Pages 150 - 195.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do the Matabele seek refuge in times of trouble?
(a) The Matopo Hills.
(b) The Harkness Mines.
(c) Bembesi.
(d) The Shangani River.

3. When Ralph is out prospecting with the man who will plan the development and extraction of the minerals, what does Ralph liken the continent of Africa to?
(a) A treasure chest.
(b) A layered cake.
(c) A pirate ship.
(d) A wasteland.

4. Before the occupation of the company, when a senior wife of an indunas had traveled, how many attendants would be with her?
(a) Forty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twenty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who plans the development and extraction of the minerals at the mine?

2. When Jan Cheroot is lowered into the mine shaft, what does he find in the little cave?

3. What animal comes to represent the beautiful and wild land between the Limpopo and the Zambezi rivers for Ralph Ballantyne?

4. Where do Harry and Victoria originally plan to travel to for their honeymoon?

5. When Cecil breaks open champagne and steals Robyn's guests, who arranges for a wagon of champagne to be brought in so Cecil will not be the focus of attention at the wedding?

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