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

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

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 King.
(c) The Way.
(d) The Sentinel.

4. When Cathy's sisters finally arrive at the camp, who does Victoria greet first?
(a) Cathy.
(b) Cecil.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Jordan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the occupation of the company, when a senior wife of an indunas had traveled, how many attendants would be with her?

2. Juba calls four stars in the night sky, Manatassi's Sons. What does Robyn call the same constellation?

3. What present does Victoria give to Cecil Rhodes from her mother?

4. The warrior who suddenly steps out of the forest was once known as the Ax. What is the warrior more commonly called now?

5. What is the name of Gandang's most senior wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Ralph think to himself when Zouga's rifle shot does not find its target, but goes low and left?

5. According to Hammond, what is the first objective in course of action that has been decided on?

6. Describe the scene around Cathy and Ralph's camp after the plague had passed.

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

8. While Ralph and Wankie are talking Bazo comes up behind Ralph and accuses Ralph of lying to him. What reason did Ralph give Bazo for their trek?

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

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

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