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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what is Gumsto a master?
(a) Using a spear.
(b) Tracking antelope and other game.
(c) Painting on cave walls and rocks.
(d) Using a bow and arrows.

2. Who does Old Seeker want Nxumalo to marry?
(a) A rich Arab widow.
(b) His granddaughter.
(c) Zeolani.
(d) The king's daughter.

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

4. Why does Naoka initially reject Gao as a prospective husband?
(a) He's too old for her.
(b) Her sister is in love with him.
(c) He's too bashful.
(d) He hasn't yet killed an eland to prove his prowess at hunting.

5. 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) Pollution by Dutch settlers.
(d) An overgrowth of algae.

Short Answer Questions

1. What situation in 1453 makes it imperative for Prince Henry to reach his goals in Africa?

2. What does the king of Zimbabwe put Nxumalo in charge of moving?

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

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

5. What work does the Old Seeker tell Nxumalo he must do upon reaching Zimbabwe?

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