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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. Why do Seena Van Doorn and her daughter-in-law come into conflict?
(a) Rebecca is very religious and considers Seena a blasphemer.
(b) Rebecca is arrogant.
(c) Rebecca is a hypochondriac and always feigning illness.
(d) Rebecca is lazy.

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

3. Who becomes governor of Java in Chapter Three?
(a) Captain Nicholas Smallwood.
(b) Willem Van Doorn.
(c) Karel Van Doorn.
(d) Jonathan Maxwell.

4. What is a Trekboer?
(a) A Dutch bride.
(b) A nomadic farmer or cattle herder.
(c) A member of the Trekboer family.
(d) A Dutch sailor.

5. Which of the following wildlife is not seen at the lake at the beginning of Chapter One?
(a) A herd of zebra and a rhinoceros.
(b) Two female lions.
(c) A grizzly bear.
(d) A herd of eland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Captain Saltwood's crew members does Willem Van Doorn befriend?

2. How many members are in Gumsto's clan?

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

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

5. What situation in 1453 makes it imperative for Prince Henry to reach his goals in Africa?

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