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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Kharu's role in the tribe?
(a) She is the tribal healer.
(b) She's the tribal shaman.
(c) She is the tribe's goat herder.
(d) She makes the poison for the arrows.

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

3. In Chapter Two, who promises to wait for Nxumalo to return from Zimbabwe and then marry him?
(a) Lilia.
(b) Nagi.
(c) Yzit.
(d) Zeolani.

4. What kind of shelters do Gumsto's clan members make for their dwellings?
(a) One-room brick abodes.
(b) Grass thrown across a framework of interlocked saplings.
(c) Mud and straw huts.
(d) Tents made of animal hides.

5. What is the Old Seeker's spear made out of in Chapter Two?
(a) Iron.
(b) Graphite.
(c) Steel.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age do the women in Gumsto's tribe marry?

2. How many rhinoceros horns does the Old Seeker tell chief Ngalo he needs?

3. 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?

4. When Nxumalo gains the king's attention, what new job is he given?

5. How does Gao prove his bravery during the hunt?

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