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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Naoka's first husband die?
2. What nation establishes the United East India Company or Jan Company?
3. What does the king of Zimbabwe put Nxumalo in charge of moving?
4. What is Prince Henry of Portugal's nickname?
5. Who does Lodevicus Van Doorn marry after his first wife is killed?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Vera, the woman Richard Saltwood finds to marry his brother, Hilary, decide not to marry Hilary?
2. What is the Dark Time referred to in Chapter Seven, and what is its affect on Shaka's relationship with Nxumalo?
3. Describe the Dutch settlers' relationship with the Xhosa tribe in Chapter Five and how it deteriorates, thanks to Adriaan Van Doorn.
4. What is Willem Van Doorn's relationship with Ateh the slave girl?
5. Given that Prince Henry of Portugal thinks Africa should be considered uncivilized until Christianity is taught to the natives, what is ironic about the way the Portuguese under Vasco da Gama behave in Sofala when they arrive there in 1498?
6. When Van Riebeek is ordered to cut off the Dutch colony from the rest of Africa in Chapter Three, how does he do so?
7. Explain how Tjaart Van Doorn goes from having everything at the beginning of Chapter Eight to losing everything.
8. How do Frank and Maud Saltwood assist Dutch prisoners in Chapter Ten?
9. Why does Karel Van Doorn want Paul de Prè to go back to France after de Prè has escaped and sought refuge from French religious persecution in Amsterdam?
10. What conflicts does Philip Saltwood observe in South Africa during his stay there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the San tribe, the Xhosa tribe, and the Zulu tribe. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Nxumalo in Chapter Seven with Shaka and Mzilikazi. Cite examples form the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Trace the relationship of the Van Doorn, Nxumalo, and Saltwood families through the novel. How do the relationships of the families over the years reflect the relationships of the Dutch, the native African tribes, and the English in South Africa? Are the three families friends at the end of the novel? Why or why not? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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