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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What sport do the Troxel brothers love?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Rugby.
2. Which of the following is not something that the 48-page booklet Detleef creates and requires every citizen to carry contains?
(a) Racial identity.
(b) Medical information.
(c) A driver's license.
(d) A passport.
3. With which side do many blacks fight during the Boer wars?
(a) The French.
(b) The English.
(c) The Portuguese.
(d) The Dutch.
4. What do the Xhosa do in response to Nonqause's prophecy?
(a) They slaughter their cattle and burn their crops.
(b) They attack the Boers.
(c) They move further south.
(d) They attack the Zulus.
5. What is Cecil Rhodes' dream in Chapter Nine?
(a) To find a large diamond.
(b) To find the biblical city of Ophir.
(c) To unite Africa under English rule.
(d) To defeat Dingane in battle.
6. What punishment is Heather given for breaking the law?
(a) Three months in jail.
(b) She loses her driver's license.
(c) One year in prison.
(d) A hefty fine.
7. What legal step does Mrs. Van Valck take concerning Petra?
(a) She asks for a sample of Petra's DNA.
(b) She files a lawsuit against the school.
(c) She files a lawsuit against Petra's teacher.
(d) She files charges to initiate an investigation of Petra's race.
8. Who attacks the Voortrekker wagons and kills the Lukas De Groot camp?
(a) The San people.
(b) The Bantus.
(c) Mziikazi and his Matabele warriors.
(d) Nxumalo.
9. When the Crimean War causes a reduction in enlistments in the British army, from where do the British recruit new soldiers?
(a) Germany.
(b) The Zulus.
(c) The Xhosa.
(d) Italy.
10. With whom does Philip fall in love while in Africa?
(a) Kathryn Troxel.
(b) Angelina Troxel.
(c) Sannie Van Doorn.
(d) Carrie Nxumalo.
11. Who are the Venloo Commandos?
(a) Actors in a play.
(b) A group of Dutch burghers who fight the English.
(c) A group of Dutch burghers who fight the Zulus.
(d) A group of English soldiers who fight the Dutch burghers.
12. Which of the following is not a law Detleef helps pass once he's in parliament?
(a) Laws legalizing segregation of the races in South Africa.
(b) Laws against interracial marriages.
(c) Laws demanding military service for all men.
(d) Laws removing voting rights from people of mixed race.
13. Which of the following does not describe Tjaart Van Doorn's situation at the beginning of Chapter Eight?
(a) His family is happy and thriving.
(b) His sheep and cattle are healthy.
(c) His neighbors like and respect him.
(d) He is a widower.
14. Why are farmers living in squalor in the city when Detleef visits it in Chapter Twelve?
(a) The English burned their crops.
(b) Drought has forced them off their land.
(c) Their crops were destroyed by insects.
(d) The Zulus burned their crops.
15. Who declares war on October 10, 1899?
(a) The Boers.
(b) The Zulus.
(c) The French.
(d) The English.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which Van Doorns survive the war with England?
2. Who leads the Voortrekkers as a general when they battle with the Zulus at Blood River in 1838?
3. How old is Heather Botha in Chapter Thirteen?
4. What is Pik Prinsloo's professon?
5. Why does the Dutch Reform Church not sanction the Voortrekkers?
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