King Solomon's Mines Lesson Plan

What do we learn about Umbopa in Chapter 9?

Umbopa’s hidden heritage comes out again in his seeming certainty that the diamond mines of Solomon reside near the Three Witches. His inscrutable statement only serves to make Quatermain more uncertain of the man, but nonetheless reminds the three white men of the ostensible goal of their quest.

Interestingly, the Mines are considered prior to Sir Henry’s query about his brother Neville—it seems as though the men have become distracted in more than one instance from their original designs. This lends an air of amazement to the land of Kukuanas, in that it can so overwhelm the men that they forget—for a time—their search for...