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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Richard Saltwood help the Xhosa in Chapter Nine?
(a) He feeds and shelters them when they're starving.
(b) He gives them money to buy land from the Boers.
(c) He sends the English army to help them fight the Zulus.
(d) He petitions the government to allow them to vote.

2. Which Van Doorns survive the war with England?
(a) Jakob's children, Detlev and Johanna.
(b) Sara Van Doorn and her children, Detlev and Johanna.
(c) Jakob and his wife Sara.
(d) Sara Van Doorn and her son, Detlev.

3. With whom does Philip fall in love while in Africa?
(a) Angelina Troxel.
(b) Kathryn Troxel.
(c) Sannie Van Doorn.
(d) Carrie Nxumalo.

4. Who declares war on October 10, 1899?
(a) The Boers.
(b) The French.
(c) The Zulus.
(d) The English.

5. Which of the following is not a consequence Petra and her family suffer due to Mrs. Van Valck's actions?
(a) They are relocated to a black only neighborhood.
(b) They are jailed.
(c) They lose their jobs and are thrown out of their home.
(d) They are labeled "colored".

Short Answer Questions

1. What consequence do the Xhosa people face after taking their actions in response to Nonqause's prophecy?

2. What is discovered about Petra's father as a result of Mrs. Van Valck's actions?

3. How many Voortrekkers face the twelve thousand Zulus in battle at Blood River in 1838?

4. Why does the Dutch Reform Church not sanction the Voortrekkers?

5. How long do black miners have to work before they can apply to have their families join them?

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