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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 the king of Zimbabwe put Nxumalo in charge of moving?
(a) The city of Zimbabwe.
(b) The diamond mine.
(c) The gold mine.
(d) The royal palace.

2. What is Prince Henry of Portugal's nickname?
(a) The Conqueror.
(b) Prince Henry the Navigator.
(c) The Prince of Africa.
(d) The Dark Lion.

3. What punishment does the governor of Java impose on slaves who try to escape?
(a) Public whipping.
(b) A hefty fine.
(c) Mutilation.
(d) Imprisonment.

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

5. From what disease does Paul de Prè die?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what prosperous trade center does Malacca open access?

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

3. Why does Nxumalo decide not to return to his home village after seeing Zimbabwe?

4. When Chief Ngalo asks his son Nxumalo to bring the "heavy earth" to show the Old Seeker, what does Nxumalo bring?

5. At the beginning of Chapter One, what has caused the water of the lake to become brackish?

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