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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Juba and Bazo talk about killing the white men, who does Bazo say that he would spare if he could spare one?
(a) Nomusa.
(b) One-Bright-Eye.
(c) Henshaw.
(d) Bakela.

2. What is the name of the plague that strikes the with a vengeance and kills oxen and cattle?
(a) Ruminants.
(b) Rindepest.
(c) Randipent.
(d) Renderlis.

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

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

5. When Mungo finally reaches the mission, where does he command all of the people to go?
(a) To the basement.
(b) To the fields.
(c) To the barn.
(d) To the tent.

6. 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) Bayete.
(b) Mzilikazi.
(c) Chaka.
(d) Diniswayo.

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

8. As the Umlimo is giving her prophesies, what type of creature is crawling over her body?
(a) A snake.
(b) A spider.
(c) A scorpion.
(d) A cricket.

9. When Jan Cheroot is lowered into the mine shaft, what does he find in the little cave?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Dead bodies.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Gold.

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

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

12. When Robyn tells Mungo to leave the mission, Mungo sees the sky turning an unusual color in the distance. What is Mungo seeing?
(a) Fires.
(b) Locusts.
(c) Pollution.
(d) Bees.

13. Who leaves Cathy and Ralph's camp because they cannot stand any more of Cecil Rhodes?
(a) Jan.
(b) Louise.
(c) Robyn.
(d) Zouga.

14. What animal comes to represent the beautiful and wild land between the Limpopo and the Zambezi rivers for Ralph Ballantyne?
(a) Giraffe.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) Elephant.
(d) Antelope.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Harry and Victoria originally plan to travel to for their honeymoon?

2. When the three men return to Cathy and Ralph's elaborate camp, who has arrived in their absence?

3. As the novel begins, how many wagons does Ralph own?

4. What is Ralph looking for in Wankie's country?

5. According to Robyn, who are the soldiers riding past the church at night?

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