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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One - 1895: Pages 109 - 150.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ralph sees smoke in the distance and rides off to investigate, who steps out suddenly from the forest?
(a) Umlimo.
(b) Bazo.
(c) Lobengula.
(d) Gandang.

2. What is the name of the estate where Zouga lives?
(a) Khami Mission.
(b) Kimberley Club.
(c) Queen's Lynn.
(d) King's Lynn.

3. As the story opens, how many days have the men marched east from the ruins?
(a) Ten days.
(b) Nine days.
(c) Eight days.
(d) Six days.

4. How much time has passed between when Zouga arrives in the land between the Limpopo and the Zambezi rivers at the beginning of the novel and when he had last been in this same area?
(a) Forty years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) Ten years.

5. According to the Matabele, what is the only true form of wealth?
(a) Gold.
(b) Cattle.
(c) Children.
(d) Diamonds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Robyn's only son?

2. As the three women walk towards Gandang's kraal, what do they notice is missing from the land?

3. What is the umbrella name for all of Ralph's companies?

4. What is the Matabele name given to Ralph?

5. Who plans the development and extraction of the minerals at the mine?

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