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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. For whom does Paul de Prè work as a gardener in Amsterdam?
(a) A Dutch politician.
(b) Karel Van Doorn.
(c) A Dutch merchant.
(d) Two wealthy Dutch widows.

4. Who inadvertently starts a war with the Xhosa tribe in Chapter Five by moving to land he doesn't realize has been allotted to the Xhosa by the governor?
(a) Paulus DeGroot.
(b) Adriaan Van Doorn.
(c) Lodevicus Van Doorn.
(d) Hilary Saltwood.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What happens when Mzilikazi stands up to Shaka?
(a) He is wounded by Nxumalo's spear.
(b) His tribe is absorbed by Shaka's, but Mzilikazi escapes.
(c) He surrenders.
(d) Shaka shoots him with a bow and arrow.

12. How does Naoka's first husband die?
(a) He dies of a fever.
(b) Gumsto murders him.
(c) A rhinoceros kills him.
(d) He drowns.

13. What tree do the burghers plant around the Dutch colony to protect their cattle and keep out the rest of Africa?
(a) A maple tree.
(b) An oak tree.
(c) A bitter almond tree.
(d) An elm tree.

14. Why does Paul de Prè relocate his family to Amsterdam?
(a) To escape imprisonment for a crime he's committed.
(b) To escape the religious persecution of the Catholic Church.
(c) To marry a Dutch widow.
(d) To start a business.

15. Which Saltwood goes to India with the army in Chapter Six?
(a) Peter.
(b) Nicholas.
(c) Josiah.
(d) Richard.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Adriaan and Seena Van Doorn meet Dr. Nels Linnart from Sweden?

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

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

4. What does Captain Saltwood name his estate in England?

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

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