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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV, The Huguenots.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Prince Henry of Portugal want to find the city of Ophir?
(a) It's supposed to be a city rich in gold.
(b) A beautiful queen rules over it, and he wants to wed her.
(c) A special herb grows there that will cure his arthritis.
(d) It's supposed to hide a fountain of youth.

2. What is the name of Captain Nicholas Saltwood's ship in Chapter Three?
(a) The Harvest.
(b) The Cornwall Lady.
(c) The Allegria.
(d) The Acorn.

3. What does Karel Van Doorn want to do with the secret purchase Paul de Prè brings back from France?
(a) Grow grapes and make wine on his South African estate.
(b) Use it as a dowry for his daughter.
(c) Use it to blackmail an enemy.
(d) Sell it.

4. How old is Gumsto when he first appears in the novel?
(a) Eighty.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Forty-three.

5. What is Willem Van Doorn's dying wish?
(a) That his grandchildren never go to war with the Hottentots.
(b) That he be buried in Holland.
(c) That his children prosper.
(d) That his wife remarry.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Willem Van Doorn fall in love and father two children?

2. What is the name of the Van Doorn estate in South Africa?

3. What marks the territory of each individual family in Gumsto's clan?

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

5. What has the king of Zimbabwe decreed that every man or woman passing the Field of Granite en route to Zimbabwe must take with them to the city?

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