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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What nationality is the man who establishes the fort at Malacca in 1511?
(a) Portuguese.
(b) Dutch.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

4. In what do Kharu and the other women carry water when the tribe moves?
(a) Gourds.
(b) Ostrich eggs.
(c) Rhinoceros horns.
(d) Clay bowls and pitchers.

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

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

7. What does Karel Van Doorn want Paul de Prè to return to France and secretly bring back to him?
(a) Cuttings from five hundred French grape vines.
(b) A political document involving the French king.
(c) A stolen ruby.
(d) Love letters from a French countess.

8. What does Hilary Saltwood name his church?
(a) Bayberry Hill Congregation.
(b) Christ Chapel.
(c) Goshen.
(d) Golan.

9. 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.

10. For what purpose are the small San people enslaved and used by the people of Zimbabwe?
(a) To build the city's temples.
(b) To work the gold mines.
(c) To work in the barley fields.
(d) To perform domestic tasks like cooking.

11. What is the name of the Van Doorn estate in South Africa?
(a) Rose Hills.
(b) Sonora.
(c) De Kraal.
(d) Trianon.

12. What nation establishes the United East India Company or Jan Company?
(a) France.
(b) Holland.
(c) Germany.
(d) England.

13. What does Nxumalo's father Ndela do to arouse the suspicion of the tribe's diviner?
(a) He hums to himself.
(b) He flirts with the diviner's daughter.
(c) He draws in the dirt with a sharply pointed stick.
(d) He whistles.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Karel Van Doorn want to do with the secret purchase Paul de Prè brings back from France?

2. What tree do the burghers plant around the Dutch colony to protect their cattle and keep out the rest of Africa?

3. What happens when Mzilikazi stands up to Shaka?

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

5. What kind of shelters do Gumsto's clan members make for their dwellings?

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