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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. What kind animal dies on Jamie's journey to find diamonds?

2. What does Jamie suggest they use to travel over the reefs in Namib Desert?

3. Who is the man the police are looking for?

4. How did Merwe's sister die?

5. What does Jamie buy with the diamonds he finds?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jamie get Van der Merwe's diamond beach?

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

3. Why does Van der Merwe refuse to give Jamie what he expected?

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

5. Why did Van der Merwe give Banda a job at his store?

6. How does Jamie use Margaret to get back at Van der Merwe?

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

8. Why does Banda dislike Van der Merwe?

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

10. Describe Jamie's marriage to Margaret.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the generation gap between younger and the older characters. What different experiences did each generations go through? What problems is the generation gap causing the characters?

Essay Topic 2

What are the similarities between Alexandra and Eve as twin? Why do the students think Eve is so obsessed with killing Alexandra?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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