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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the three men return to Cathy and Ralph's elaborate camp, who has arrived in their absence?
(a) Bazo.
(b) Leander Jameson.
(c) Cecil Rhodes.
(d) Robyn St. John.

2. What is the name of the plague that strikes the with a vengeance and kills oxen and cattle?
(a) Ruminants.
(b) Renderlis.
(c) Randipent.
(d) Rindepest.

3. When Cathy's sister finally arrive at the camp, who does Elizabeth greet first?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Cathy.
(c) Cecil.
(d) Jordan.

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

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

6. What are Zouga, Ralph, and Jan Cheroot searching the land for?
(a) White gold.
(b) Red gold.
(c) Yellow diamonds.
(d) Blue diamonds.

7. What present does Victoria give to Cecil Rhodes from her mother?
(a) A picture.
(b) A bottle of wine.
(c) A horse.
(d) A book.

8. What does Ralph give Jonathon for his birthday?
(a) A dog.
(b) A gun.
(c) A horse.
(d) A book.

9. What is the praise name that the Matabele have given to Zouga Ballantyne?
(a) Zimba.
(b) Henshaw.
(c) Bakela.
(d) Bazo.

10. When Ralph tells Harry to take the women to Bulawayo alone, where does Ralph head to?
(a) Cape Town.
(b) Harkness.
(c) Kimberley.
(d) Khami.

11. When Cathy goes to the telegraph office to see if a telegraph from Ralph has come, what does she find?
(a) Braithwaite is dead.
(b) Isazi is dead.
(c) Henderson is dead.
(d) Jonathon is dead.

12. What are amaholi?
(a) Healers.
(b) Elephants.
(c) Buffalo.
(d) Slaves.

13. When Ralph is summoned to King's Lynn, who is NOT waiting for him?
(a) Mungo St. John.
(b) Robyn St. John.
(c) Cecil Rhodes.
(d) Percy Fitzpatrick.

14. According to what Ralph tells Cathy, what is a bottle of whiskey worth in Bulawayo?
(a) Three pounds.
(b) Ten pounds.
(c) One pound.
(d) Eight pounds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Gandang's most senior wife?

2. When Ralph returns to the mines to check on Harry's work, how many men had Bazo originally promised to work at the mine?

3. The first time in the ancient ruins, what did Zouga and Jan Cheroot find that Zouga insisted on taking with him?

4. After Ralph and Cecil fight, what does Jordan place in Ralph's stateroom on the train?

5. When Ralph goes to short sell two companies, how many shares of each company does Ralph want to trade?

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