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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. What does the Old Seeker show Nxumalo and Chief Ngalo after he sees the "heavy earth"?
(a) A camel.
(b) A golden amulet from Persia.
(c) A diamond.
(d) Silk from China.

2. Why does Nxumalo decide not to return to his home village after seeing Zimbabwe?
(a) He has fallen in love with a woman from Zimbabwe.
(b) The journey back home would be too perilous.
(c) Zimbabwe is more exciting than his village.
(d) He can make more money in Zimbabwe.

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

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

5. Where does Captain Nicholas Saltwood build his English estate?
(a) On the Thames river just outside London.
(b) In the center of London.
(c) On the river Avon.
(d) In Staffordshire.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Willem Van Doorn fall in love and father two children?

2. Whose teachings do French Huguenots follow?

3. Who inspires Hilary Saltwood to become a missionary?

4. What does the king of Zimbabwe put Nxumalo in charge of moving?

5. Who does Old Seeker want Nxumalo to marry?

(see the answer key)

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