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Book key d Umbopa’s reasons are mysterious. He says, ‘Perhaps
I too will find a brother.’ (Chapter 3)
1 a a witch, love, a hunter 6 a Open answers
b Open answers b Because the cattle and horses would be killed by the
2 a cattle, deer, elephant, snake, tsetse tsetse fly.
b armour, axe, battle, revolver, rifle, shield, spear, c Open answers
(stroke) 7 Open answers
c fellow, witch 8 a  4  b  10  c  1  d  7  e  5  f  8  g  2  h  9
3 a Allan Quatermain needs money. i  6  j  3
b Sir Henry Curtis is very rich. 9 a Because of Captain Good’s false teeth and eyeglass.
c Captain John Good has false teeth. b Because the soldier accidentally drops his shield.
d Neville has disappeared. c They are brothers.
e Jos Silvestre failed to find the diamonds. d He became king but was killed by Twala.
f Jos da Silvestra died 300 years ago. e From another world.
g Gagool is a witch. f Loo.
h Umbopa is a tall soldier. g Captain Good.
i Khiva is killed by an elephant. h Gagool.
4 a The ship from the Cape to Durban on which 10 a The adventurers find water on top of a small hill in
Quatermain meets Sir Henry and Captain Good. the middle of the desert.
b A place in the north of the Transvaal where b They cannot sleep inside the cave because they feel
Quatermain met Sir Henry’s brother, Neville, cold.
before he disappeared. c Ventvogel dies of cold.
c A village in the Matebele country where Neville d Correct
sold his wagon before continuing his journey across e The adventurers do not cook the deer because they
the desert on foot. Later, the three adventurers leave cannot find wood for a fire.
their cattle there with the leader and the driver. f The Kukuanas are afraid of Captain Gold’s eyeglass
d A place 1,000 miles north of Durban where and false teeth.
Quatermain met Jos Silvestre and learnt about King g Correct
Solomon’s mines. Later, the three adventurers arrive h Infadoos’s men are known as the Greys because of
there in May, three months after leaving Durban. the colour of their shields.
e Two mountains between the desert and i Twala has only one eye.
Kukuanaland. In a cave on one of them, Jos da j Sir Henry kills a cow.
Silvestra died 300 years ago. Later, the three 11–12  Open answers
travellers spend a cold, sleepless night in the same 13 a  3  b  3  c  3  d  7  e  7  f  3  g  7  h  3
cave. One of their men freezes to death, and they i  7  j  3
discover da Silvestra’s frozen body. 14 a Ignosi is talking to Infadoos about Gagool.
f The people who live beyond the desert and the b Infadoos is talking to Ignosi about some of the great
Suliman Mountains. chiefs.
g An excellent hunter who joins the three adventurers c Quatermain is shouting to Twala and his soldiers
on their journey. He freezes to death in the cave on about Ignosi.
one of Sheba’s Breasts. d The oldest chief is talking to Quatermain about
h A battle in the Zulu War. Before this battle, Ignosi.
Quatermain first met Umbopa, who commanded e Captain Good is talking to Sir Henry about the
some African soldiers. eclipse.
5 a Quatermain wants to make money for his son’s f Twala is talking to Quatermain about Foulata.
future. g Gagool is talking to Twala about the eclipse.
b Sir Henry wants to find his missing brother. h Sir Henry is talking to Captain Good before the
c Captain Good wants to help Sir Henry in his search battle.
for his brother.
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Answer keys LEVEL 4
King Solomon’s Mines
15 a Twala is unhappy because he has lost the battle.
b Foulata is happy because Captain Good saved her
life and is her new friend.
c gnosi is happy because he won the battle.
d Gagool is unhappy because Twala lost the battle.
e Quatermain is happy because he won the battle and
he and his two friends are still alive.
16 –17  Open answers
18 a  kill  b  fever  c  married  d  magic  e  white
f  stone/diamond  g  Foulata  h  door
19 Open answers
20 Quatermain, Captain Good, Infadoos, Foulata, Sir
Henry and Gagool arrived at the entrance of King
Solomon’s mine. Everyone except Infadoos went
through a narrow door and walked along a narrow
path into a huge, badly-lit cave filled with columns of
white rock. At the end of the cave, they went through
a doorway into the Place of Death, where many
white figures sat around a large stone table. One of
the figures was Twala, whose head was on his knees.
Gagool moved a secret stone and they entered the
treasure room. Foulata waited just inside the door.
21 Open answers
22 a  death  b  don’t take  c  two doorways
d  Infadoos  e  Place of Death  f  fight  g  hut
h  England
23 a A stone ring is fixed in the floor of the treasure
room. They lifted it and found stairs.
b Captain Good puts a black handkerchief through
the stone ring so they can pull up the rock.
c At the bottom of the stone stairs, the air blows the
match flame to the left, so they know that fresh air
is coming from the doorway on the right.
d Captain Good holds on to a rock when he falls into
the underground river.
e They follow the river for a short distance, but it is
too dark to follow it all the way. They also drink
from it.
f A faint light shows them that there is a way out into
the bottom of the mine in front of the entrance to
the cave.
24 a No. He is not a rich man and he needs money for
his son’s future.
b–c  Open answers
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25 Although he says that he is not a brave man
(Chapter 1), he is not afraid to accept Sir Henry’s
dangerous offer. He is not afraid of the Kukuanas
when they first appear, or of Twana, and he fights
bravely in the battle.
He is not greedy. He is mainly interested in the
diamonds and money, but he wants the money for his
son’s future, not for himself. He also offers to share his
diamonds with Sir Henry’s brother.
He is perhaps cruel. He is a hunter, so he kills animals
without much thought. He also cuts off Twala’s head
with an axe after he is dead.
He is intelligent in a practical way. He has a number
of good ideas. For example, he pretends to the
Kukuanas that he and his friends are from another
world; he notices the fresh air in the treasure room.
He can also speak more than one African language.
26 –35  Open answers
Discussion activities key
1 Open answers
2–3  Open answers
4 Refer to Word List at back of book.
5 Open answers
6 King Solomon of the Bible (Old Testament) was
meant to be one of the richest and wisest kings of the
time.
7– 8  Open answers
9 Suggested answers: Good was chased by an elephant.
Good was knocked over by the elephant. Khiva was
killed by the elephant. Good’s life was saved by Khiva.
10 –15  Open answers
16 The men pretended that they could make the moon
go dark, although they knew an eclipse was going to
happen.
17 Open answers
18 Some societies believe that men need to be strong
and courageous. Khiva therefore died ‘a man’s death
because he had a death that was very brave and
involved saving another person’s life.’
19 Open answers
20 Suggested answers: Ignosi has seen the negative
influence of European civilisation, such as guns and
alcohol and doesn’t want this for his people.
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Answer keys LEVEL 4 Teacher Support Programme

King Solomon’s Mines

Activity worksheets key 9 Suggested answers:
1 a Quatermain was on an elephant hunting trip. He a The snake is the sign of the true king.
was also ill. b The eclipse is also used as a sign of the true king
b The Dunkeld (Umbopa).
c Neville, Sir Henry’s brother and Jim the hunter. c The dance is where the witches want to kill the
d They argued five years ago. men, but particularly Umbopa, and where everyone
e He died. sees the eclipse take place.
f Sir Henry got all the money and property. His d The battle will decide who will rule the land.
brother got nothing. 10 Open answers
2 a Quatermain to Curtis and Good. He is explaining 11 1  f  2  o  3  g  4  k  5  b  6  I  7  e  8  c
why he will accept their offer. 9  n  10  j  11  a  12  d  13  l  14  h  15  m
b Curtis to Quatermain about his terms. 12 Open answers
c Quatermain to Umbopa because he recognises him
Progress test key
as a soldier from the Zulu war.
1 a Write a history
d Umbopa to Quatermain. He wants to go on the
b 55 years old
trip.
c Africa
e Good to Quatermain. He is talking about Umbopa
d poor
and Curtis.
e He has been asked to write by Sir Henry and he
f Umbopa to the others. He is talking about Khiva
thinks it will also entertain his son.
who gave up his life to protect Good.
f Harry
g Quatermain to Curtis. He is talking about the
g He is studying to be a doctor.
Suliman mountains.
2 a  brother  b  help  c  badly  d  inheritance
3 Open answers
e  north-west  f  Portuguese
4 a  village  b  evening  c  map  d  thirst  e  sand
3 a Evans
f  sun  g  day  h  water-bottles  i  sunset
b The Suliman Mountains
j  moon  k  air  l  hill  m  mountain  n  cave
c The relative of Silvestre who drew the map and died
o  morning  p  body
on the mountains.
5 a  F  b  T  c  T  d  F  e  F  f  T  g  F  h  T
d a witch
i  T
e a map
6 Suggested answers:
4 a  war  b  weaker  c  Kafa  d  Twala  e  Imotu
a They think the white men come from another
f  Ignosi
world.
5 a  3  b  1  c  2  d  4
b This refers to Captain Good’s eyeglass which he
6 a Foulata
never takes out.
b Sir Henry
c This refers to Captain Good’s false teeth which he
c The Greys
takes out.
d Because a man of royal blood cannot be killed. He
d The natives have never seen guns.
has to die fighting.
7 a  5  b  8  c  7  d  2  e  3  f  4  g  1  h  6
e Gagool
8 a  8  b  5  c  1  d  6  e  3  f  4  g  7  h  2
f Three figures cut out of the rock
7 a  T  b  F  c  T  d  F  e  F  f  T  g  T

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