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

2. Which Saltwood is elected to parliament in Chapter Six?
(a) Josiah.
(b) Nicholas.
(c) Peter.
(d) Richard.

3. In what do Kharu and the other women carry water when the tribe moves?
(a) Ostrich eggs.
(b) Gourds.
(c) Clay bowls and pitchers.
(d) Rhinoceros horns.

4. Who asks Hilary Saltwood to serve as a character witness for him, and help him defend himself against the Black Circuit commision's charge of cruelty and murder?
(a) Adriaan Van Doorn.
(b) Lodevicus Van Doorn.
(c) Dr. Nels Linnart.
(d) Paulus DeGroot.

5. Who inspires Hilary Saltwood to become a missionary?
(a) Karel Van Doorn.
(b) Josiah Saltwood.
(c) John Calvin.
(d) Simon Keer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do Seena Van Doorn and her daughter-in-law come into conflict?

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

4. Which Van Doorn befriends the slave Dikkop in Chapter Five?

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

(see the answer key)

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