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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter X, The Venloo Commando.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does not describe Seena Van Valck?
(a) She is strong-willed.
(b) She is a slave girl.
(c) She is eager to leave her home when Adriaan proposes.
(d) She is a redhead.

2. What consequence do the Xhosa people face after taking their actions in response to Nonqause's prophecy?
(a) They starve, and hundreds of them die.
(b) They are arrested by the English and imprisoned.
(c) They contract yellow fever and many die.
(d) They lose the battle with the Zulus and are annihilated.

3. To where do the English send their prisoners in the Boer Wars?
(a) To farms outside London.
(b) To prisons in France.
(c) To prisons in Scotland.
(d) To concentration camps.

4. What has the king of Zimbabwe decreed that every man or woman passing the Field of Granite en route to Zimbabwe must take with them to the city?
(a) Fresh zebra meat.
(b) At least three granite bricks.
(c) Clay pots filled with water.
(d) Gold.

5. How do Adriaan and Seena Van Doorn meet Dr. Nels Linnart from Sweden?
(a) He is the new predikant.
(b) He joins their church.
(c) His ship wrecks.
(d) He marries Seena's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kharu's role in the tribe?

2. Who are the first Trekboers to encounter members of the Xhosa tribe?

3. How does Gao prove his bravery during the hunt?

4. Whose teachings do French Huguenots follow?

5. Who becomes a "media darling" during the Boer War?

(see the answer key)

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