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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the story opens, how many days have the men marched east from the ruins?
(a) Ten days.
(b) Six days.
(c) Eight days.
(d) Nine days.

2. As Ralph heads to Johannesburg, what does he leave behind for Cathy?
(a) A letter.
(b) A telegram.
(c) A protector.
(d) A picture.

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

4. When Bazo and Ralph part, when does Bazo tell Ralph that the two men will meet again?
(a) After the crow flies.
(b) After the thunderous claps.
(c) After the great storms.
(d) After the morning dews.

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

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

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

8. According to Robyn, who are the soldiers riding past the church at night?
(a) Rhodes's men.
(b) Zouga's men.
(c) Mungo's men.
(d) Jameson's men.

9. According to Zouga's calculations, how many miles per day had he covered when Zouga had originally made this same journey?
(a) Three miles per day.
(b) Five miles per day.
(c) Ten miles per day.
(d) Eight miles per day.

10. Who is Mzilikazi?
(a) Bazo's grandfather.
(b) Gandang's grandfather.
(c) Jan's grandfather.
(d) Zouga's grandfather.

11. Who is Gandang's son?
(a) Bazo.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Tanase.
(d) Zouga.

12. What disease does Robyn study by giving it to herself?
(a) Yellow jack.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Scabies.
(d) Typhoid.

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

14. According to the news from Bulawayo, where are Jameson's men preparing to attack?
(a) Johannesberg.
(b) Pitsani.
(c) Cape Town.
(d) Kimberley.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As the three women walk towards Gandang's kraal, what do they notice is missing from the land?

2. What is the umbrella name for all of Ralph's companies?

3. What animal comes to represent the beautiful and wild land between the Limpopo and the Zambezi rivers for Ralph Ballantyne?

4. How many children does Gandang have with his most senior wife?

5. When Ralph reaches Johannesburg, he goes to check on his gun shipment. What are the guns shipped in?

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