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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Frank Saltwood discover about Zimbabwe in Chapter Nine?
(a) It has been seized by the Portuguese.
(b) It is filled with diamonds.
(c) It has been burned by the Zulus.
(d) It was built by native Africans, which negates Cecil's theory.

2. When a new teacher opens a school in Venloo in Chapter Eleven, who is sent there to get a formal education in English?
(a) Detlev Van Doorn.
(b) Adriaan DeGroot.
(c) Johanna Van Doorn.
(d) Maria Steyn.

3. What do the Xhosa do in response to Nonqause's prophecy?
(a) They attack the Zulus.
(b) They slaughter their cattle and burn their crops.
(c) They attack the Boers.
(d) They move further south.

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

5. At the beginning of Chapter Ten, who thinks a confrontation between the Dutch and the English is inevitable?
(a) Richard Saltwood.
(b) Tjaart Van Doorn.
(c) Paulus DeGroot.
(d) Dingane.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the woman Philip loves reject his marriage proposal?

3. To where do the English send their prisoners in the Boer Wars?

4. Who are the Venloo Commandos?

5. With whom does Philip fall in love while in Africa?

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