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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Sean while he's trying to get to Nova Sofala?
(a) He gets delayed at a village in the mountains.
(b) He gets lost.
(c) He finds a short cut.
(d) He is attacked by savages.

2. When does Katrina have the baby?
(a) Shortly after the priest leaves.
(b) After midnight.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Within a few hours of Sean's return home.

3. What does Sean's old neighbor tell him?
(a) Garrick has lost the farm.
(b) Garrick has lost half of his cattle.
(c) Garrick gave the farm back to Ada.
(d) Garrick and Anna are doing well.

4. Why does Sean attempt to stop the clerk Duff sends to the exchange?
(a) He wants to sell more shares than Duff ordered.
(b) They need to change the terms of the sale.
(c) He wants to purchase shares, not sell them.
(d) They don't have enough shares to cover the sale Duff made.

5. How does Candy react to the news that Duff has left?
(a) She tells Sean she's leaving town.
(b) She threatens to kill herself.
(c) She's quiet and reserved.
(d) She's very upset and cries uncontrollably.

6. How much is Sean making on his share of the ivory?
(a) More than he can believe.
(b) The equivalent of a good day at the exchange.
(c) The equivalent of a few ounces of gold.
(d) A fraction of what he feels he deserves.

7. When does Duff have his first convulsion?
(a) By noon.
(b) Before dawn the next morning.
(c) After sunset.
(d) Before sunset.

8. When do Sean and Duff realize they've been had?
(a) They realize the bank is not going to act on the price Max told them.
(b) They see Max and Hradsky standing together.
(c) They've sold more than they actually own.
(d) All of these factors.

9. Who does Sean want to marry?
(a) Katrina.
(b) Ouma.
(c) Jan.
(d) Oupa.

10. Who suggests that Sean and Duff's convoy slow their pace some?
(a) Mbejane.
(b) Nonga.
(c) Hlubi.
(d) Kandhla.

11. Which of the men feel more comfortable in the wilderness?
(a) Mbejane.
(b) Sean.
(c) Nonga.
(d) Duff.

12. Who does Sean meet in Nova Sofala?
(a) Father Hlubi.
(b) Father Leroux.
(c) Father Greer.
(d) Father Alphonso.

13. Who does Sean insist wears a new uniform?
(a) Kandhla.
(b) Nonga.
(c) Hlubi.
(d) Mbejane.

14. What happens when Sean finds the mountain village?
(a) They ask him to leave.
(b) They attack him.
(c) They welcome him right away.
(d) They run from him.

15. When does the mood between Sean and Jan change?
(a) When Sean tells Oupa to leave camp.
(b) When Jan tells Sean to move his wagons.
(c) When Oupa tells Sean to move his wagons.
(d) When Sean tells Jan to leave camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sean help the women at the Leroux camp do?

2. What day does the dog show signs of being rabid?

3. What does Katrina do that impresses Sean?

4. Where does Sean's family arrive at after leaving the Limpopo river?

5. What do Sean and Duff argue about back at camp?

(see the answer keys)

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