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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II, Zimbabwe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following physical characteristics is not typical of the clan to which Gumsto belongs?
(a) Over six feet tall in height.
(b) Extremely wrinkled from a young age.
(c) Yellowish-brown in color.
(d) Thin.

2. At the beginning of Chapter One, what has caused the water of the lake to become brackish?
(a) A drought.
(b) A gold vein underneath the lake.
(c) An overgrowth of algae.
(d) Pollution by Dutch settlers.

3. What work does the Old Seeker tell Nxumalo he must do upon reaching Zimbabwe?
(a) Build the wall around the city.
(b) Farm.
(c) Become a carpenter.
(d) Become a scribe.

4. How many rhinoceros horns does the Old Seeker tell chief Ngalo he needs?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Sixteen.

5. What does Nxumalo tell the Old Seeker his people traded for the "heavy earth"?
(a) Cloth they wove.
(b) Ivory.
(c) Antelope hides.
(d) Diamonds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Prince Henry of Portugal want to find the city of Ophir?

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

3. Who does Old Seeker want Nxumalo to marry?

4. What does Gumsto suggest to help ensure the success of the San tribe's hunt when they are starving, in Chapter One?

5. How does Naoka's first husband die?

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