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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Ralph sell his company?
(a) Cecil Rhodes.
(b) Aaron Fagan.
(c) Roelof Zeederberg.
(d) Leander Jameson.

2. How much older than Bazo's son is Ralph's son?
(a) Six years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Three years.

3. According to the news from Bulawayo, how many men does Jameson have mounted and armed?
(a) 750.
(b) 600.
(c) 350.
(d) 300.

4. As the three women walk towards Gandang's kraal, what do they notice is missing from the land?
(a) Cattle.
(b) Trees.
(c) Children.
(d) Tents.

5. Who plans the development and extraction of the minerals at the mine?
(a) Harry.
(b) Jan.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Zouga.

6. What is the Matabele name given to Ralph?
(a) Henshaw.
(b) Nomusa.
(c) Bakela.
(d) Bazo.

7. When Tanase greets Bazo as he is returning to Gandang's kraal, she calls Bazo a name that makes Bazo uncomfortable. What is the name?
(a) Diniswayo.
(b) Mzilikazi.
(c) Chaka.
(d) Bayete.

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

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

10. When Ralph is summoned to King's Lynn, who is NOT waiting for him?
(a) Robyn St. John.
(b) Mungo St. John.
(c) Percy Fitzpatrick.
(d) Cecil Rhodes.

11. In Tanase's vision, how does Bazo die?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He is hung.
(c) He is stabbed.
(d) He is starved.

12. According to what Ralph tells Cathy, what is a bottle of whiskey worth in Bulawayo?
(a) One pound.
(b) Three pounds.
(c) Ten pounds.
(d) Eight pounds.

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

14. What is the name of Robyn's only son?
(a) James.
(b) John.
(c) Ryan.
(d) Robert.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As Juba travels from Robyn's back to her husband's kraal, how many attendants accompany her?

3. 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?

4. According to what Cecil Rhodes tells Jordan, what is the most important asset of any nation?

5. According to Zouga's calculations, how many miles per day had he covered when Zouga had originally made this same journey?

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