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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two - 1977: Pages 482 - 526.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years of detention did Leila serve "at the pleasure of the Rhodesian government"?
(a) Three years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Four years.

2. 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) Forty years.
(b) Thirty years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Ten years.

3. After ten months in the hospital, Craig is introduced to a new doctor. What is the doctor's name?
(a) Dr. St. John.
(b) Dr. Zambi.
(c) Dr. Messer.
(d) Dr. Davis.

4. After Ralph and Cecil fight, what does Jordan place in Ralph's stateroom on the train?
(a) Bourbon.
(b) Tequila.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Gin.

5. When Tungata changes into new clothes at the hospital, what does his name tag read?
(a) Dr. Mellow.
(b) Dr. Kumalo.
(c) Dr. St. John.
(d) Dr. Ballantyne.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. Who has been chosen to command the imperial troops heading to Bulawayo?

5. Who do the Matabele refer to as One-Bright-Eye?

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