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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Dutch Reform Church not sanction the Voortrekkers?
(a) The Voortrekkers prefer Catholicism.
(b) The Voortrekkers are violent.
(c) They consider the Voortrekkers revolutionaries.
(d) The Voortrekkers are French rather than Dutch.

2. Who says that in order to beat the English, the Dutch must first be educated the way they are to have the tools with which to overcome them?
(a) Christoffel Steyn.
(b) Micah Nxumalo.
(c) Paulus DeGroot.
(d) Piet Krause.

3. Who invites Philip to dinner once he's in Africa?
(a) Jason DeGroot.
(b) Martin Troxel.
(c) Marius Van Doorn.
(d) Frikkie Troxel.

4. What consequence do the Xhosa people face after taking their actions in response to Nonqause's prophecy?
(a) They contract yellow fever and many die.
(b) They starve, and hundreds of them die.
(c) They lose the battle with the Zulus and are annihilated.
(d) They are arrested by the English and imprisoned.

5. Why does the woman Philip loves reject his marriage proposal?
(a) She prefers one of the Troxel boys.
(b) Philip is too poor for her.
(c) She prefers to marry an Afrikaner, and Philip is American.
(d) She is going to be a nun and plans to never marry.

6. What sport does Detleef Van Doorn play?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Rugby.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Baseball.

7. What is discovered about Petra's father as a result of Mrs. Van Valck's actions?
(a) He is an escaped felon.
(b) He has two black ancestors.
(c) He is an expert mathematician.
(d) He is an embezzler.

8. Who attacks the Voortrekker wagons and kills the Lukas De Groot camp?
(a) Mziikazi and his Matabele warriors.
(b) Nxumalo.
(c) The San people.
(d) The Bantus.

9. Which of the following is not a condition in the English concentration camps?
(a) No medicine.
(b) No women and children are present.
(c) Too little food.
(d) Poor hygiene facilities.

10. Which of the following does not describe the way the Broderbond works?
(a) They infiltrate politics and business.
(b) They publicize their activities in newspapers.
(c) They put themselves into decision making positions.
(d) They infiltrate schools and railways.

11. Who leads the Voortrekkers as a general when they battle with the Zulus at Blood River in 1838?
(a) Andries Pretorius.
(b) Lukas DeGroot.
(c) Mzilikazi.
(d) Tjaart Van Doorn.

12. What interactions do the Voortrekkers have with the Zulu warrior Dingane?
(a) Dingane agrees to herd cattle and sheep for them.
(b) Dingane guides them through dangerous Bantu land.
(c) Dingane signs a peace treaty with them.
(d) Dingane promises them land rights, but plans to kill them.

13. Why does Mrs. Van Valck become jealous of Petra in Chapter Thirteen?
(a) Petra is better at soccer than Mrs. Van Valck's daughter.
(b) Petra outperforms Mrs. Van Valck's daughter Minna in math.
(c) Petra is a cheerleader and Mrs. Van Valck's daughter isn't.
(d) Petra's family is wealthier than the Val Valck family.

14. When the English teacher is replaced, in what language does the new teacher educate the children?
(a) Afrikaans.
(b) Portuguese.
(c) English.
(d) French.

15. From what foreign country are laborers brought in Chapter Eleven to work in the mines?
(a) China.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Portugal.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1857, what does the Xhosa prophet, Nonqause, inaccurately predict?

2. What causes the loss of horses and oxen at the end of Chapter Eight as the Voortrekkers journey to Zimbabwe?

3. What is the name of Richard Saltwood's South African estate?

4. Why does Piet Krause take the school children and their families to Waterval-Boven?

5. How does Richard Saltwood help the Xhosa in Chapter Nine?

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