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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. How does Shaka become leader of the Zulus?
(a) He proves he is a great warrior & is asked to lead the tribe.
(b) He seizes leadership of the tribe once the king dies.
(c) He marries the Zulu queen.
(d) He is elected to the position.

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

3. Which Saltwood goes to India with the army in Chapter Six?
(a) Nicholas.
(b) Richard.
(c) Peter.
(d) Josiah.

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

5. How do the Hottentots and Bushmen respond to the new law passed at the beginning of Chapter Eight?
(a) They steal cattle and raid Dutch farms.
(b) They join the English military.
(c) They declare war on the English.
(d) They demand financial restitution for their years of slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Richard Saltwood earn the name Cupid in Chapter Nine?

2. What punishment does the governor of Java impose on slaves who try to escape?

3. Which of the following is not a disease prevalent in the English concentration camps?

4. What work does the Old Seeker tell Nxumalo he must do upon reaching Zimbabwe?

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

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