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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. When Ralph comes up with a plan to attack the Matabele and asks for men who know the tribe and the land, how many men does Isazi bring?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Six.
(d) Fourteen.

2. When Tungata leaves the training camp, how many men are under Tungata's direct command?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Forty.

3. What position at the Khami Mission did Gideon hold for over sixty years?
(a) Associate doctor.
(b) Primary caretaker.
(c) Headmaster.
(d) Assistant headmaster.

4. What does ZIPRA stand for?
(a) Zimbabwe People's Resistance Army.
(b) Zanziba People's Revolutionary Army.
(c) Zanziba People's Resistance Army.
(d) Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army.

5. After Cecil and his new assistant depart for Kimberley, how long does it take Jordan to complete the inventories and wind up the household accounts?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Five weeks.
(d) Five days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Craig Mellow have an appointment with when he arrives at the museum?

2. After the ambush, Ralph is in his tent, drunk, and writing in his journal about war. According to his writing, what does war do?

3. Who is scratching at Robyn's bedroom window shutters, causing her to awaken from her sleep?

4. What is the name of the instructor at the terrorist camp?

5. How many weeks are Tungata and his men in the field before they begin retreating because they are low on ammunition?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Ralph first reaches home, he sees movement and is overjoyed. Minutes later, his joy is dashed. Why?

2. As his navigator is trying to create a safe path through the minefield, why does Roland insist on telling the navigator the gruesome details about the attack on Janine?

3. Why does Robyn insist on staying at Khami Mission and not flee for her life?

4. When Tungata and his men are spotted by Scouts, why does Tungata's thinking suddenly turn cold and clear?

5. When Juba and Tungata do not keep up with the other children, what does Tungata offer to do for Juba?

6. When Roland's navigator inquires after the health of Janine, what does Roland realize for the very first time?

7. Why does Jonathon love to haggle?

8. When the British intelligence chief coordinator expresses bewilderment at how the terrorists can move freely, how does Leila explain it to him?

9. When Tungata and his soldiers reach the lands of the white farmers, what do the soldiers do?

10. As Jordan and Zouga take their leave of each other, Jordan has one final question for Zouga before Zouga heads back to Bulawayo. What does Jordan ask his father?

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