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

2. What tree do the burghers plant around the Dutch colony to protect their cattle and keep out the rest of Africa?
(a) A maple tree.
(b) An elm tree.
(c) An oak tree.
(d) A bitter almond tree.

3. What is the name of the Van Doorn estate in South Africa?
(a) Trianon.
(b) De Kraal.
(c) Rose Hills.
(d) Sonora.

4. How many rhinoceros horns does the Old Seeker tell chief Ngalo he needs?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Ten.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Twenty.

5. What three European nations battle for control of Malacca in Chapter Three?
(a) Portugal, Italy, and Holland.
(b) England, Holland, and France.
(c) England, Germany, and Spain.
(d) Portugal, Holland, and England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Adriaan and Seena Van Doorn help Dr. Nels Linnart collect?

2. How old is Gumsto when he first appears in the novel?

3. Which of the following wildlife is not seen at the lake at the beginning of Chapter One?

4. What is Paul de Prè skilled at growing?

5. In Chapter Two, who promises to wait for Nxumalo to return from Zimbabwe and then marry him?

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