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

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 marries the Zulu queen.
(c) He seizes leadership of the tribe once the king dies.
(d) He is elected to the position.

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

3. When Nxumalo gains the king's attention, what new job is he given?
(a) Dream interpreter.
(b) Supervision of the gold mines.
(c) Head scribe.
(d) Physician.

4. What outcast from the Langeni does Nxumalo meet once he leaves his own tribe?
(a) Shaka.
(b) Mpepha.
(c) Mqalane.
(d) Nandi.

5. What situation in 1453 makes it imperative for Prince Henry to reach his goals in Africa?
(a) Africans have declared war on Portugal.
(b) The Dutch want to invade Portugal.
(c) His kingdom is bankrupt.
(d) Muslims control Constantinople and routes to the Orient.

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

7. Which of the following wildlife is not seen at the lake at the beginning of Chapter One?
(a) A herd of zebra and a rhinoceros.
(b) A grizzly bear.
(c) A herd of eland.
(d) Two female lions.

8. At what is Gumsto a master?
(a) Painting on cave walls and rocks.
(b) Using a bow and arrows.
(c) Using a spear.
(d) Tracking antelope and other game.

9. Why does Prince Henry of Portugal want to find the city of Ophir?
(a) It's supposed to be a city rich in gold.
(b) It's supposed to hide a fountain of youth.
(c) A special herb grows there that will cure his arthritis.
(d) A beautiful queen rules over it, and he wants to wed her.

10. To what prosperous trade center does Malacca open access?
(a) Spain.
(b) Zimbabwe.
(c) The Spice Islands.
(d) China.

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

12. At what age do the women in Gumsto's tribe marry?
(a) Seven.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Thirty.

13. What is Dr. Nels Linnart's profession?
(a) He's a doctor.
(b) He's a scientist.
(c) He's a predikant.
(d) He's a teacher.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who does Lodevicus Van Doorn marry after his first wife is killed?

3. At what age do the men in Gumsto's tribe marry?

4. Which Saltwood is elected to parliament in Chapter Six?

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

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