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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One - 1895: Pages 35 - 73.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the distant blue summit shaped like a crouching lion that Zouga uses as a marker?
(a) The Way.
(b) The Beast.
(c) The Sentinel.
(d) The King.

2. When Jan Cheroot is lowered into the mine shaft, what does he find in the little cave?
(a) Gold.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Dead bodies.

3. How long do the indunas wait in the village before the Umlimo comes down from the cavern?
(a) Five days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Ten days.

4. What dis the meaning of the praise name that the Matabele have given to Zouga Ballantyne?
(a) The Eagle.
(b) The Seeker.
(c) The Fist.
(d) The Axe.

5. Who plans the development and extraction of the minerals at the mine?
(a) Jan.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Zouga.
(d) Harry.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Tanase's vision, how does Bazo die?

2. 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?

3. What animal comes to represent the beautiful and wild land between the Limpopo and the Zambezi rivers for Ralph Ballantyne?

4. What are amaholi?

5. How much older than Bazo's son is Ralph's son?

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