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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XIV, Diamonds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Hilary and his wife die?
(a) They burn in a fire.
(b) They are murdered.
(c) They drown in a shipwreck.
(d) They die of cholera.

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

3. Which of the following physical characteristics is not typical of the clan to which Gumsto belongs?
(a) Extremely wrinkled from a young age.
(b) Over six feet tall in height.
(c) Thin.
(d) Yellowish-brown in color.

4. Who do the authorities ask to testify against Daniel Nxumalo?
(a) Philip Saltwood.
(b) Frikkie Troxel.
(c) Sannie Van Doorn.
(d) Marius Van Doorn.

5. At the beginning of Chapter Ten, who thinks a confrontation between the Dutch and the English is inevitable?
(a) Tjaart Van Doorn.
(b) Dingane.
(c) Paulus DeGroot.
(d) Richard Saltwood.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Voortrekkers face the twelve thousand Zulus in battle at Blood River in 1838?

2. What is Frank Saltwood's relationship to Richard Saltwood?

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

4. Where does Captain Nicholas Saltwood build his English estate?

5. What is Prince Henry of Portugal's nickname?

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