King Solomon's Mines Comprehension Answers

This page provides answers to the comprehension questions found in King Solomon's Mines, by Books for Learning.

Chapter 1

  1. a. F     b. F     c. T     d. F     e. T     f. F     g. T     h. T     i. T
  2. a. T     b. T     c. F     d. F     e. T     f. F     g. T
  3. b.
  4. a.
  5. a.
  6. b. bossy     b. angry     c. afraid     d. uneasy     e. unpleasant
  7. c.

Chapter 2

  1. a. T      b. T      c. T      d. F      e. T      f. T     g. F      h. F
  2. b. and c.
  3. a.
  4. a. and c. (Remember that Africa is in the southern hemisphere, so summertime is from December to February.)
  5. a.

Chapter 3

  1. a. F     b. F     c. T     d. F     e. F     f. F     g. F     h. T     i. F     j. F
  2. a.
  3. c.
  4. a.
  5. a. and b.
  6. a. possible     b. likely     c. unlikely     d. certain

Chapter 4

  1. a. T     b. F     c. F     d. F     e. F     f. T     g. T     h. F     i. T     j. T     k. F
  2. c.
  3. a.
  4. b.
  5. c.
  6. c.

Chapter 5

  1. a. F     b. T     c. F     d. T     e. T     f. T     g. F     h. F     i. F     j. T     k. T
  2. b.
  3. b. and d.
  4. a. and b.
  5. b.
  6. a. Wise     b. Bold     c. Clever     d. Brave

Chapter 6

  1. a. F     b. F     c. T     d. T    e. T    f. T    g. T
  2. a. and b.
  3. a. and b.
  4. b.
  5. c.
  6. c.
  7. a. timely      b. opportune      c. fortunate     d. appropriate
  8. c.

Chapter 7

  1. a. T     b. T     c. T     d. T     e. F     f. F     g.F     h. F     i. F     j. F     k. F     l. F     m. F     n. F     o. T
  2. a. and c.
  3. c.
  4. a. wisely     b. triumphantly      c. sternly     d. reluctantly

Chapter 8

  1. a. F     b. T     c. T     d. T     e. F     f. F     g. F     h. T     i. F (note: they arrive 'three days later', but they leave 'tomorrow', indicating that the trip takes two days)     j. T     k. F     l. F     m. F
  2. c.
  3. c.
  4. a. unlikely     b. possible     c. likely     d. definite

Chapter 9

  1. a. F     b. F     c. T     d. T     e. T     f. F     g. F     h. F     i. F     j. T     k. T     l. T
  2. b.
  3. b.
  4. a. and b.
  5. c.

Chapter 10

  1. a. F     b. F     c. T     d. F     e. F     f. F     g. F     h. F     i. T     j. F     k. F     l. F     m. T
  2. b. and c.
  3. b.

Topics for discussion

A note on Question 5:

Evidence that Gagool may be unusually old includes:

  • da Silvestra refers to a 'Gagool' in his note
  • Infadoos says that she 'does not die' (ch 5)
  • she is incredibly wrinkled
  • she knows that white men seek shining stones
  • she has seen eclipses before
  • she knows about da Silvestra's visit.

Evidence that Gagool may not be so old includes:

  • her own admission that it may have been another Gagool who met da Silvestra (ch 8)
  • the things she knows could easily have been passed down to her.