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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. Why do Seena Van Doorn and her daughter-in-law come into conflict?
(a) Rebecca is arrogant.
(b) Rebecca is lazy.
(c) Rebecca is a hypochondriac and always feigning illness.
(d) Rebecca is very religious and considers Seena a blasphemer.

2. At the beginning of Chapter One, what has caused the water of the lake to become brackish?
(a) A drought.
(b) A gold vein underneath the lake.
(c) Pollution by Dutch settlers.
(d) An overgrowth of algae.

3. When Chief Ngalo asks his son Nxumalo to bring the "heavy earth" to show the Old Seeker, what does Nxumalo bring?
(a) A diamond.
(b) A chunk of gold.
(c) Three iron ingots from Phalaborwa.
(d) A pot of soil.

4. Why does Gumsto feel entitled to take the seventeen-year-old widow Naoka as his wife?
(a) He's the leader of the clan.
(b) He's the richest man in the clan.
(c) He's the handsomest man in the clan.
(d) Naoka's father promises her to him to repay a debt.

5. Which of the following does not describe Tjaart Van Doorn's situation at the beginning of Chapter Eight?
(a) He is a widower.
(b) His neighbors like and respect him.
(c) His sheep and cattle are healthy.
(d) His family is happy and thriving.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Paul de Prè relocate his family to Amsterdam?

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

3. Why does the Dutch Reform Church not sanction the Voortrekkers?

4. In 1857, what does the Xhosa prophet, Nonqause, inaccurately predict?

5. Why does Prince Henry of Portugal want his ships to sail around Africa's cape?

(see the answer key)

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