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

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

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

4. When Cathy goes to the telegraph office to see if a telegraph from Ralph has come, what does she find?
(a) Jonathon is dead.
(b) Isazi is dead.
(c) Braithwaite is dead.
(d) Henderson is dead.

5. Who do the Matabele refer to as One-Bright-Eye?
(a) Ralph Ballantyne.
(b) Leander Jameson.
(c) Cecil Rhodes.
(d) Mungo St. John.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Cathy's sisters finally arrive at the camp, who does Victoria greet first?

2. Who leaves Cathy and Ralph's camp because they cannot stand any more of Cecil Rhodes?

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

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

5. When Ralph goes to short sell two companies, how many shares of each company does Ralph want to trade?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How does Bazo respond when Ralph offers him work?

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

4. Why does Wankie want a wagon?

5. How did Ralph originally find the ancients ruins the first time he had ever visited the area?

6. 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?

7. Why does Tanase not want to go to Ralph's camp for the night so that Ralph and Bazo can catch up?

8. What will the role of the mujiba be in the great storm?

9. When Ralph returns to the mines and first sees Victoria, Harry confides to Ralph that Harry is amazed by Victoria. Why?

10. When the lion pounces on Jan Cheroot and his horse, how does Jan Cheroot survive?

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