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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long do the indunas wait in the village before the Umlimo comes down from the cavern?
(a) Three days.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Five days.

2. What dis the meaning of the praise name that the Matabele have given to Zouga Ballantyne?
(a) The Axe.
(b) The Seeker.
(c) The Fist.
(d) The Eagle.

3. According to the Matabele, what is the only true form of wealth?
(a) Cattle.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Gold.
(d) Children.

4. When Ralph sees smoke in the distance and rides off to investigate, who steps out suddenly from the forest?
(a) Umlimo.
(b) Gandang.
(c) Lobengula.
(d) Bazo.

5. Who convinces Harry that he and Victoria should honeymoon in Wankie's Country?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Zouga.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Robyn.

6. Juba calls four stars in the night sky, Manatassi's Sons. What does Robyn call the same constellation?
(a) Orion.
(b) The Southern Cross.
(c) Cancer.
(d) The Little Dipper.

7. Where do Harry and Victoria originally plan to travel to for their honeymoon?
(a) Harkness Mine.
(b) Kimberley.
(c) Khami.
(d) Cape Town.

8. When Cathy's sisters finally arrive at the camp, who does Victoria greet first?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Cathy.
(c) Jordan.
(d) Cecil.

9. How long does it take Ralph and Harry to peg their new claims in Wankie's country?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Three months.
(d) Two months.

10. With what does Zouga hope to replace the trek oxen he lost to the virus?
(a) Antelope.
(b) Elephants.
(c) Zebras.
(d) Hippos.

11. Who is the Chief Native Commissioner in Matabeleland?
(a) Leander Jameson.
(b) Mungo St. John.
(c) Cecil Rhodes.
(d) Zouga Ballantyne.

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

13. As the novel begins, how many wagons does Ralph own?
(a) 100.
(b) 200.
(c) 50.
(d) 150.

14. Who does Ralph assure that he can deliver fifty guns per week to?
(a) Leander Jameson.
(b) Aaron Fagan.
(c) Frank Rhodes.
(d) Roelof Zeederberg.

15. What does Ralph give Jonathon for his birthday?
(a) A gun.
(b) A book.
(c) A dog.
(d) A horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Robyn forbid her children to contact if Robyn's study goes awry?

2. When Ralph returns to the mines to check on Harry's work, how many men has Bazo brought to work at the mine?

3. What are amaholi?

4. When Mungo St. John breaks into Juba's tent in the middle of the night, what does Juba call Mungo?

5. The warrior who suddenly steps out of the forest was once known as the Ax. What is the warrior more commonly called now?

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