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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XI, Education of a Puritan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does General JBM Hertzog's speech in Chapter Eleven involve?
(a) Education in Afrikaans.
(b) Going into battle again to defeat the English.
(c) South Africa as a self-governed land.
(d) Repatriating the Chinese.

2. What sport does Detleef Van Doorn play?
(a) Rugby.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Tennis.

3. What outcast from the Langeni does Nxumalo meet once he leaves his own tribe?
(a) Mpepha.
(b) Mqalane.
(c) Shaka.
(d) Nandi.

4. When he is a boy, why does Shaka think he will one day be the Zulu chief?
(a) Although he's a tribal outcast, he's the chief's son.
(b) He is very popular with the other boys.
(c) He is good with a spear and thinks he'll be a great warrior.
(d) He is arrogant and has a high opinion of his abilities.

5. What is Paul de Prè skilled at growing?
(a) Barley.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Wheat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who encourages Detlev Van Doorn to change his name to Detleef in Chapter Eleven to better reflect his country?

2. When a new teacher opens a school in Venloo in Chapter Eleven, who is sent there to get a formal education in English?

3. What does Karel Van Doorn want to do with the secret purchase Paul de Prè brings back from France?

4. From what disease does Paul de Prè die?

5. How does Paul de Prè gain control of the Van Doorn estate in South Africa?

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