1. How many men does Mungo request that Gandang send to work on the new gold mine?
(a) One thousand.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) Three hundred.
(d) Five hundred.

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

3. What name do the three men give to their new mine?
(a) African Mine.
(b) Ballantyne Mine.
(c) Harkness Mine.
(d) New Rush Mine.

4. 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?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Forty years.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) Twenty years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the name of the plague that strikes the with a vengeance and kills oxen and cattle?

3. How long does Ralph predict that it will take Cecil Rhodes to leave their camp after Cathy's sisters arrive?

4. Who convinces Harry that he and Victoria should honeymoon in Wankie's Country?

5. What is the name of Gandang's most senior wife?

(see the answer key)

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