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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 Old Seeker show Nxumalo and Chief Ngalo after he sees the "heavy earth"?
(a) Silk from China.
(b) A camel.
(c) A diamond.
(d) A golden amulet from Persia.

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

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

4. What is the name of Captain Nicholas Saltwood's ship in Chapter Three?
(a) The Allegria.
(b) The Harvest.
(c) The Cornwall Lady.
(d) The Acorn.

5. At what age do the men in Gumsto's tribe marry?
(a) Nineteen or twenty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Twenty-five.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Naoka's first husband die?

3. What work does Paul de Prè's wife do for his Amsterdam employers?

4. What does Karel Van Doorn want to do with the secret purchase Paul de Prè brings back from France?

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

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