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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XII, Achievement of a Puritan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Saltwood is elected to parliament in Chapter Six?
(a) Richard.
(b) Josiah.
(c) Nicholas.
(d) Peter.

2. What is Paul de Prè skilled at growing?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Barley.

3. Which of the following physical characteristics is not typical of the clan to which Gumsto belongs?
(a) Over six feet tall in height.
(b) Yellowish-brown in color.
(c) Extremely wrinkled from a young age.
(d) Thin.

4. What conditions does Micah Nxumalo show Detleef that the black miners are facing?
(a) Since they're paid less, they're even poorer than the whites.
(b) They have a housing shortage and are living in the street.
(c) They are being replaced by the Chinese.
(d) They have incurred major injuries from their mining work.

5. When the English teacher is replaced, in what language does the new teacher educate the children?
(a) French.
(b) English.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) Afrikaans.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which side do many blacks fight during the Boer wars?

2. Which of Captain Saltwood's crew members does Willem Van Doorn befriend?

3. What does Nxumalo's father Ndela do to arouse the suspicion of the tribe's diviner?

4. Why does Detleef refuse to accept the blue ribbon for his prize bull?

5. What does the king of Zimbabwe put Nxumalo in charge of moving?

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