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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. When Nxumalo gains the king's attention, what new job is he given?
(a) Physician.
(b) Dream interpreter.
(c) Supervision of the gold mines.
(d) Head scribe.

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

3. For whom does Paul de Prè work as a gardener in Amsterdam?
(a) Two wealthy Dutch widows.
(b) Karel Van Doorn.
(c) A Dutch merchant.
(d) A Dutch politician.

4. What is the name of the Van Doorn estate in South Africa?
(a) De Kraal.
(b) Trianon.
(c) Rose Hills.
(d) Sonora.

5. What nation establishes the United East India Company or Jan Company?
(a) England.
(b) Holland.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who becomes governor of Java in Chapter Three?

2. How old is Gumsto when he first appears in the novel?

3. Why does Naoka initially reject Gao as a prospective husband?

4. What is Willem Van Doorn's dying wish?

5. What kind of shelters do Gumsto's clan members make for their dwellings?

(see the answer key)

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