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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what religion does Prince Henry of Portugal wish to convert Africa?
(a) Hinduism.
(b) Islam.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Buddhism.

3. What does Karel Van Doorn want to do with the secret purchase Paul de Prè brings back from France?
(a) Use it to blackmail an enemy.
(b) Grow grapes and make wine on his South African estate.
(c) Sell it.
(d) Use it as a dowry for his daughter.

4. What does Mfecane mean?
(a) The crushing.
(b) The great warrior.
(c) Death.
(d) Blessings of the gods.

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

6. How does Gao prove his bravery during the hunt?
(a) He approaches a herd of antelope without assistance.
(b) He approaches the biggest antelope and spears it.
(c) He attacks the eland with his bare hands.
(d) He risks his safety to help his father fight the lions.

7. 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.

8. Who are the first Trekboers to encounter members of the Xhosa tribe?
(a) Lodevicus and Rebecca Van Doorn.
(b) Adriaan and Seena Van Doorn.
(c) Adriaan Van Doorn and his slave friend Dikkop.
(d) Karel and Willem Van Doorn.

9. What does Rebecca's father do for a living in Chaper Five?
(a) He's a physician.
(b) He's a politician.
(c) He's a wine merchant.
(d) He's a predikant.

10. Who asks Hilary Saltwood to serve as a character witness for him, and help him defend himself against the Black Circuit commision's charge of cruelty and murder?
(a) Adriaan Van Doorn.
(b) Lodevicus Van Doorn.
(c) Paulus DeGroot.
(d) Dr. Nels Linnart.

11. What does Captain Saltwood name his estate in England?
(a) Starwood.
(b) Thornberry.
(c) Sentinels.
(d) Villa Rosa.

12. Who does Hilary Saltwood marry?
(a) Louisa Kennedy.
(b) A slave girl named Emma.
(c) Katje Van Doorn.
(d) Henrietta Madison.

13. What do Adriaan and Seena Van Doorn help Dr. Nels Linnart collect?
(a) Seashells.
(b) Insects.
(c) Plants and flowers.
(d) Butterflies.

14. What Englishman documents Shaka's later years?
(a) Captain Nicholas Saltwood.
(b) Henry Francis Fynn.
(c) James Lochwood.
(d) Bill Turner.

15. At what age do the men in Gumsto's tribe marry?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Nineteen or twenty.
(d) Twenty-five.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Naoka initially reject Gao as a prospective husband?

2. Which of the following physical characteristics is not typical of the clan to which Gumsto belongs?

3. What is Paul de Prè skilled at growing?

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

5. For what purpose are the small San people enslaved and used by the people of Zimbabwe?

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