2. When Tungata changes into new clothes at the hospital, what does his name tag read?
(a) Dr. Mellow.
(b) Dr. Kumalo.
(c) Dr. Ballantyne.
(d) Dr. St. John.

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

4. What is the nickname that Gideon has for Samson?
(a) Baba.
(b) Gwelo.
(c) Mugabe.
(d) Vundla.

5. After being attacked by the Scouts, how many men survive the attack and return to ZIPRA headquarters?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) Sixteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was alerted by the disappearance of the Matabele laborers and servants that something was about to happen?

2. Who is Bawu?

3. What does ZIPRA stand for?

4. Who was the first prime minister of Rhodesia?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Craig Mellow embarrassed when he walks into the museum and is greeted by the woman behind the inquiries desk?

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

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

4. Describe one of Bawu's Claymores.

5. When Gideon is asked to join the two men that appear at his house, Gideon declines because he is old and blind. How does the elder of the two men respond when Gideon declines?

6. As Ralph makes his way back to Cathy, why is locomotive driver terrified?

7. Why are the terrorists able to attack farmhouses without fearing that the security forces will arrive to arrest them?

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

9. What is Cecil Rhodes's final act?

10. When the two men insist that Samson must join them, why does Samson agree even though he abhors violence and war?

(see the answer keys)

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