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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the three men find the area they are looking for, how many shafts does Zouga remember?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

2. When Bazo and Ralph part, when does Bazo tell Ralph that the two men will meet again?
(a) After the great storms.
(b) After the crow flies.
(c) After the thunderous claps.
(d) After the morning dews.

3. What is the umbrella name for all of Ralph's companies?
(a) DIARALS.
(b) AFRABS.
(c) RABALLS.
(d) RHOLANDS.

4. Who do the Matabele refer to as One-Bright-Eye?
(a) Leander Jameson.
(b) Mungo St. John.
(c) Ralph Ballantyne.
(d) Cecil Rhodes.

5. Where do the Matabele seek refuge in times of trouble?
(a) The Shangani River.
(b) The Matopo Hills.
(c) The Harkness Mines.
(d) Bembesi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Ralph is summoned to King's Lynn, who is NOT waiting for him?

3. What disease does Robyn study by giving it to herself?

4. As the novel begins, how many wagons does Ralph own?

5. As Juba and Bazo talk about killing the white men, who does Bazo say that he will kill himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Tanase greets Bazo as he is returning to Gandang's kraal, she calls Bazo a name that makes Bazo uncomfortable. Why does the name make Bazo uncomfortable?

2. To Ralph and Zouga, what is the worst kind of vermin found on the African plains and why?

3. While Ralph and Wankie are talking Bazo comes up behind Ralph and accuses Ralph of lying to him. What reason did Ralph give Bazo for their trek?

4. Even though Gandang does not like Robyn, he does respect her. Why?

5. When Ralph, Jan Cheroot, and Zouga are searching the land between the Limpopo and the Zambezi rivers, why is Ralph bored?

6. As the Matabele men prepare to carry out their killings, what is Tanase's primary job?

7. Describe the scene around Cathy and Ralph's camp after the plague had passed.

8. Where is Wankie's country located?

9. When Ralph returns home to find his wife upset by Cecil Rhodes, what does Cathy complain that Cecil Rhodes has taken over?

10. Why does Ruth convert to Christianity?

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