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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what disease does Paul de Prè die?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Cancer.

2. Whose teachings do French Huguenots follow?
(a) Buddha's.
(b) The Catholic Church's.
(c) Martin Luther's.
(d) John Calvin's.

3. How many members are in Gumsto's clan?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Seventy-five.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) One thousand.

4. What does the Old Seeker show Nxumalo and Chief Ngalo after he sees the "heavy earth"?
(a) A golden amulet from Persia.
(b) Silk from China.
(c) A camel.
(d) A diamond.

5. 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) At least three granite bricks.
(b) Clay pots filled with water.
(c) Gold.
(d) Fresh zebra meat.

6. Why does Nxumalo leave his tribe, the Sixolobo?
(a) He fears he will be executed like his father.
(b) He has been disgraced in battle and his pride is wounded.
(c) He has been rejected by a woman and has a broken heart.
(d) He wants to see the great city of Zimbabwe.

7. What is the Old Seeker's spear made out of in Chapter Two?
(a) Gold.
(b) Iron.
(c) Steel.
(d) Graphite.

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

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

10. Who does Old Seeker want Nxumalo to marry?
(a) The king's daughter.
(b) Zeolani.
(c) His granddaughter.
(d) A rich Arab widow.

11. Which Saltwood is elected to parliament in Chapter Six?
(a) Josiah.
(b) Richard.
(c) Peter.
(d) Nicholas.

12. Who becomes governor of Java in Chapter Three?
(a) Jonathan Maxwell.
(b) Willem Van Doorn.
(c) Karel Van Doorn.
(d) Captain Nicholas Smallwood.

13. Why does Naoka initially reject Gao as a prospective husband?
(a) He hasn't yet killed an eland to prove his prowess at hunting.
(b) He's too bashful.
(c) Her sister is in love with him.
(d) He's too old for her.

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

15. What is the name of Captain Nicholas Saltwood's ship in Chapter Three?
(a) The Harvest.
(b) The Acorn.
(c) The Cornwall Lady.
(d) The Allegria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Willem Van Doorn's dying wish?

2. What happens when Mzilikazi stands up to Shaka?

3. 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?

4. How old is Gumsto when he first appears in the novel?

5. To what prosperous trade center does Malacca open access?

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