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

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

3. What situation in 1453 makes it imperative for Prince Henry to reach his goals in Africa?
(a) Muslims control Constantinople and routes to the Orient.
(b) Africans have declared war on Portugal.
(c) The Dutch want to invade Portugal.
(d) His kingdom is bankrupt.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what do Kharu and the other women carry water when the tribe moves?

2. 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?

3. Why does Paul de Prè relocate his family to Amsterdam?

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

5. What nation establishes the United East India Company or Jan Company?

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