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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter V, The Trekboers.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With whom does Willem Van Doorn fall in love and father two children?
(a) An English woman named Julia.
(b) A French woman named Danielle.
(c) A Dutch woman named Hanneke.
(d) A slave girl named Ateh.

3. How does Naoka's first husband die?
(a) A rhinoceros kills him.
(b) He drowns.
(c) He dies of a fever.
(d) Gumsto murders him.

4. At what age do the women in Gumsto's tribe marry?
(a) Ten.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Seven.
(d) Twenty.

5. What is Gao more skilled at than he is at hunting?
(a) Painting.
(b) Farming.
(c) Catching fish.
(d) Weaving cloth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lodevicus Van Doorn marry after his first wife is killed?

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

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

4. Who does Old Seeker want Nxumalo to marry?

5. How does Paul de Prè gain control of the Van Doorn estate in South Africa?

(see the answer key)

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