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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter Seven, for what tribal problem does the diviner think Ndela is responsible?
(a) The sickness of their cattle.
(b) The scarcity of game for them to hunt.
(c) The flooding of their land.
(d) The drought over their land.

2. At what age do the women in Gumsto's tribe marry?
(a) Ten.
(b) Seven.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty.

3. When he is a boy, why does Shaka think he will one day be the Zulu chief?
(a) He is good with a spear and thinks he'll be a great warrior.
(b) He is very popular with the other boys.
(c) Although he's a tribal outcast, he's the chief's son.
(d) He is arrogant and has a high opinion of his abilities.

4. What work does the Old Seeker tell Nxumalo he must do upon reaching Zimbabwe?
(a) Farm.
(b) Become a scribe.
(c) Become a carpenter.
(d) Build the wall around the city.

5. Which of Captain Saltwood's crew members does Willem Van Doorn befriend?
(a) Jan, a Dutchman.
(b) Jack, a San tribesman.
(c) Francois, a French Huguenot.
(d) Captain Saltwood himself.

6. What nation establishes the United East India Company or Jan Company?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Germany.
(d) Holland.

7. Which Saltwood goes to India with the army in Chapter Six?
(a) Richard.
(b) Peter.
(c) Nicholas.
(d) Josiah.

8. Who asks Hilary Saltwood to serve as a character witness for him, and help him defend himself against the Black Circuit commision's charge of cruelty and murder?
(a) Lodevicus Van Doorn.
(b) Adriaan Van Doorn.
(c) Dr. Nels Linnart.
(d) Paulus DeGroot.

9. For what purpose are the small San people enslaved and used by the people of Zimbabwe?
(a) To build the city's temples.
(b) To perform domestic tasks like cooking.
(c) To work in the barley fields.
(d) To work the gold mines.

10. Who inadvertently starts a war with the Xhosa tribe in Chapter Five by moving to land he doesn't realize has been allotted to the Xhosa by the governor?
(a) Adriaan Van Doorn.
(b) Hilary Saltwood.
(c) Lodevicus Van Doorn.
(d) Paulus DeGroot.

11. What is Willem Van Doorn's dying wish?
(a) That he be buried in Holland.
(b) That his grandchildren never go to war with the Hottentots.
(c) That his children prosper.
(d) That his wife remarry.

12. Who inherits the Van Doorn's South African estate after Paul de Prè's death?
(a) Paul's son Louis.
(b) Sarel Van Doorn.
(c) Hendrik Van Doorn.
(d) Paul's son Henri.

13. Who does Old Seeker want Nxumalo to marry?
(a) Zeolani.
(b) The king's daughter.
(c) His granddaughter.
(d) A rich Arab widow.

14. Why does Paul de Prè relocate his family to Amsterdam?
(a) To escape imprisonment for a crime he's committed.
(b) To marry a Dutch widow.
(c) To escape the religious persecution of the Catholic Church.
(d) To start a business.

15. How many members are in Gumsto's clan?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Seventy-five.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) One thousand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rebecca's father do for a living in Chaper Five?

2. Who does Nxumalo work with to eliminate Shaka?

3. What is the name of Captain Nicholas Saltwood's ship in Chapter Three?

4. Who is the first white man Hilary Saltwood meets while building his church?

5. At what is Gumsto a master?

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