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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what prosperous trade center does Malacca open access?
(a) Zimbabwe.
(b) China.
(c) Spain.
(d) The Spice Islands.

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

3. What kind of shelters do Gumsto's clan members make for their dwellings?
(a) One-room brick abodes.
(b) Tents made of animal hides.
(c) Mud and straw huts.
(d) Grass thrown across a framework of interlocked saplings.

4. Who does Lodevicus Van Doorn marry after his first wife is killed?
(a) Wilhelmina Heimstra.
(b) Louisa Kennedy.
(c) Helga Linnart.
(d) A slave girl named Deborah.

5. In Chapter Two, who promises to wait for Nxumalo to return from Zimbabwe and then marry him?
(a) Lilia.
(b) Yzit.
(c) Zeolani.
(d) Nagi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Van Doorn estate in South Africa?

2. Who is the first white man Hilary Saltwood meets while building his church?

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

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

5. Why does Prince Henry of Portugal want to find the city of Ophir?

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