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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Prince Henry of Portugal want his ships to sail around Africa's cape?
(a) To beat the French to China.
(b) To chart new territory.
(c) To attack the Zulus.
(d) To reach the riches of the orient.

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

3. What is Kharu's role in the tribe?
(a) She's the tribal shaman.
(b) She is the tribal healer.
(c) She is the tribe's goat herder.
(d) She makes the poison for the arrows.

4. Which Saltwood is elected to parliament in Chapter Six?
(a) Richard.
(b) Josiah.
(c) Peter.
(d) Nicholas.

5. At the beginning of Chapter One, what has caused the water of the lake to become brackish?
(a) A drought.
(b) A gold vein underneath the lake.
(c) Pollution by Dutch settlers.
(d) An overgrowth of algae.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gao more skilled at than he is at hunting?

2. What is the Old Seeker's spear made out of in Chapter Two?

3. At the beginning of Chapter Seven, what has Nxumalo been raised to believe about the chief of his tribe?

4. How does Gao prove his bravery during the hunt?

5. Who asks Hilary Saltwood to serve as a character witness for him, and help him defend himself against the Black Circuit commision's charge of cruelty and murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Broederbond that Detleef Van Doorn is invited to join in Chapter Twelve?

2. Why is Detleef called a puritan, and what laws does he help enact?

3. Who are the Venloo Commandos, and how do they fare in their skirmishes with the English?

4. In Chapter Ten, to what does Micah Nxumalo see the battle between the English and the Dutch as a forerunner?

5. How is high school student Petra affected by racism in Chapter Thirteen?

6. Why does Paul de Prè want to marry Petronella Van Doorn, and what thwarts his marriage goals?

7. What does Mfecane mean, and how does Mzilikazi contribute to the period of Mfecane?

8. What messages do the English send the Voortrekkers in Chapter Seven?

9. How does Frank Saltwood's relationship with Cecil Rhodes get him into trouble with the Dutch?

10. How does Simon Kerr influence Hilary Saltwood's desire to be a missionary and his life in Africa once he becomes a missionary?

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