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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two - 1977: Pages 411 - 440.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When questioned about the status of the railway line, how far along does Ralph claim the railway is?
(a) About one month behind schedule.
(b) About two months behind schedule.
(c) About one month ahead of schedule.
(d) About two months ahead of schedule.

2. Who was the first prime minister of Rhodesia?
(a) Fuller Ballantyne.
(b) Ralph Ballantyne.
(c) Roland Ballantyne.
(d) Zouga Ballantyne.

3. At his trial, how long is Zouga sentenced to serve in prison?
(a) Fifteen months.
(b) Five months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Thirteen months.

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

5. What is the name of the distant blue summit shaped like a crouching lion that Zouga uses as a marker?
(a) The King.
(b) The Beast.
(c) The Way.
(d) The Sentinel.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the three men find the area they are looking for, how many shafts does Zouga remember?

2. After the ambush, Ralph is in his tent, drunk, and writing in his journal about war. According to his writing, what does war do?

3. As he's trying to get out of going down in the mine shaft, what does Jan Cheroot claim to be?

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

5. How many blades does Bazo promise the Matabele warriors that they will have by the time the great storm begins?

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