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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Ralph predict that it will take Cecil Rhodes to leave their camp after Cathy's sisters arrive?
(a) Three hours.
(b) One day.
(c) Three days.
(d) One hour.

2. When Mungo St. John breaks into Juba's tent in the middle of the night, what does Juba call Mungo?
(a) A thief.
(b) A murderer.
(c) A traitor.
(d) A lion.

3. Before converting to Christianity, what name was Ruth known by?
(a) Ganda.
(b) Shangani.
(c) Mamewethu.
(d) Kampu.

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

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 According to Zouga's calculations, how many miles per day had he covered when Zouga had originally made this same journey?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

Short Answer Questions

1. As the Umlimo is giving her prophesies, what type of creature is crawling over her body?

2. Who is Mzilikazi?

3. According to the news from Bulawayo, how many men does Jameson have mounted and armed?

4. When Robyn tells Mungo to leave the mission, Mungo sees the sky turning an unusual color in the distance. What is Mungo seeing?

5. As the story opens, how many days have the men marched east from the ruins?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Ralph returns home to find his wife upset by Cecil Rhodes, what does Cathy complain that Cecil Rhodes has taken over?

2. As Jan Cheroot and Zouga debate how many days Zouga had originally marched east from the ruins, why do the two men disagree on what the actual number of days is?

3. To Ralph and Zouga, what is the worst kind of vermin found on the African plains and why?

4. Why does Wankie want a wagon?

5. Ralph is told a story about why there is smoke rising. The story is a lie. What is the real reason for the smoke?

6. Where is Wankie's country located?

7. How does Ralph feel when he first sees the man who steps suddenly from the forest?

8. When Bazo returns to Gandang's kraal, he hears gunfire in the distance. Why are guns being fired?

9. Why does Victoria have to be convinced of their new honeymoon destination?

10. According to what Bazo tells Ralph, why are some of Bazo's men not coming to work the mines as Bazo originally promised to Ralph?

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