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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many bags of gold does Lobengula tell Kamuza to use as a last offering to the white man?
(a) Twenty bags of gold.
(b) Fifteen bags of gold.
(c) Five bags of gold.
(d) Ten bags of gold.

2. When Lobengula's men hear of the woman Zouga's soldier makes sport of, who tries to be the voice of reason and settle Lobengula's men down?
(a) Mungo.
(b) Bazo.
(c) Gandang.
(d) Zouga.

3. Where is Mungo when he receives a letter telling him that his wife has died in France?
(a) New York.
(b) Cape Town.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Perth.

4. Who watches the column of men ride into the British South Africa Company's camp and realizes that the men are not there to dig holes, but are actually soldiers?
(a) Isazi.
(b) Bazo.
(c) Zouga.
(d) Gandang.

5. After the mounted party clears the narrow cliffs, how many Matabele warriors are waiting to fight the mounted party?
(a) Forty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Eighty.
(d) Sixty.

6. How long after Mungo's surgery does Robyn remove the stitches from his surgery?
(a) Ten days.
(b) Fifteen days.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Twenty days.

7. When an unknown person rides up to Robyn Codrington's home, who is on the horse?
(a) Jan Cheroot.
(b) Cecil Rhodes.
(c) Louise St. John.
(d) Zouga Ballantyne.

8. When the advance team is surrounded and one of the men is sent back to Mungo, what does the man sent to Mungo request?
(a) Reinforcements.
(b) A machine gun.
(c) Horses.
(d) Food.

9. What role did the girl who cooks for Bazo and cleans his wounds fill for Pemba before she was captured by Bazo?
(a) She was Pemba's chef.
(b) She was Pemba's secretary.
(c) She was Pemba's apprentice.
(d) She was Pemba's mistress.

10. When Mungo is taking aim at Naaiman, whose image floats in front of his eyes and causes him to miss his shot?
(a) Louise.
(b) Zouga.
(c) Duc.
(d) Solange.

11. When Jordan arrives at the cottage that used to belong to Tom Harkness, where Zouga is now living, who is the first person that Jordan sees?
(a) Robyn.
(b) Zouga.
(c) Jan Cheroot.
(d) Ralph.

12. When Bazo asks King Lobengula for a task to prove Bazo's loyalty, what does Lobengula tell Bazo to bring to him?
(a) The blue diamond.
(b) The soapstone sculpture.
(c) Pemba's head.
(d) Zouga's head.

13. When Mr. Rhodes wants a theme for his new mansion, what does Jordan suggest that Rhodes use as his theme?
(a) The desert.
(b) The bird.
(c) The Indian culture.
(d) The diamond.

14. As Ralph prepares to leave the Codringtons, how long does he tell Cathy that he will be gone for?
(a) Six or seven months.
(b) Twelve or thirteen months.
(c) Nine or ten months.
(d) Three or four months.

15. When the column of men rides into the British South Africa Company's camp, how many warriors does King Lobengula have?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 18,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 20,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the unknown patient sent to Robyn by her grandfather finally appears, who is the patient?

2. How much earlier than Zouga's book is Robyn's book published?

3. At the double wedding ceremony, who does Louise marry?

4. When does the British Foreign Secretary approve the occupation of Mashonaland?

5. According to what Zouga tells Cecil, what do they need in order to survive?

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