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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jamie name his business after?
(a) His father's business.
(b) His old dog.
(c) The guards on the diamond beach.
(d) His mother's family name.

2. Where does Jamie meet the man who beats him up?
(a) A shop.
(b) A forest.
(c) An alleyway.
(d) A barn.

3. Who does Jamie first tell the truth about his identity?
(a) Van der Merwe.
(b) Bandy.
(c) Margeret.
(d) The bartender.

4. What two cities did Jamie stop at to raise money for the ticket to South Africa?
(a) London and Edinburgh.
(b) Cape Town and Johanesburg.
(c) Liverpool and Glasgow.
(d) Cardiff and New York.

5. Who does Banda accuse the government of killing?
(a) His wife.
(b) His son.
(c) His father.
(d) His daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kate say she liked Banda?

2. Where is Kate working at the beginning of this section?

3. What language is the contract written in?

4. Who are the only people in the town who will talk to Margeret?

5. What does Jamie do when he is not traveling on business?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Banda dislike Van der Merwe?

2. Why does Van der Merwe make an exception of Jamie when he starts taking his daughter out into town?

3. How does Jamie get beaten up in this section?

4. How does Jamie try to calm down the strikers?

5. Why does Jamie despise Margaret?

6. How does the prison camp affect Kate?

7. Why do the police want to kill Banda?

8. How does the Boer War affect Margaret and Kate's lives?

9. What problems do Banda and Jamie have with their raft?

10. How does Jamie think they can get across the minefield?

(see the answer keys)

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