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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After losing everything he has in the bet on the rough ride, who does Zouga give the soapstone sculpture to?
(a) Leander Jameson.
(b) Cecil Rhodes.
(c) King Lobengula.
(d) Neville Pickering.

2. When the rains finally come during the digging frenzy, how much rain falls?
(a) Almost ten inches.
(b) Almost twenty inches.
(c) Almost five inches.
(d) Almost two inches.

3. Which character is a police officer?
(a) Cecil Rhodes.
(b) Hendrick Naaiman.
(c) Leander Jameson.
(d) Damian Williams.

4. What is the name of the Hottentot servant who actually first finds the diamonds at Colesberg kopje?
(a) Douglas.
(b) David.
(c) Dugal.
(d) Daniel.

5. How many diamonds are in the bag that Zouga brings back from his meeting with the nameless man?
(a) Eight.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

6. How long does the journey from Good Hope to the diamond fields take Zouga and his family?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Ten weeks.
(c) Eight weeks.
(d) Four weeks.

7. How much time passes between when Zouga Ballantyne first hears the name Colesberg kopje and when Zouga and his family begin traveling to Colesberg?
(a) Twenty-four hours.
(b) Forty-eight hours.
(c) Thirty-six hours.
(d) Twelve hours.

8. When Zouga realizes that the ground is giving way, to whom does he shout a warning on the road with their cart?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Bazo.
(d) Jan.

9. According to rumor, how many slaves had Mungo St. John transported from Africa to North America in a three month period?
(a) $5 million worth of slaves.
(b) $750 thousand worth of slaves.
(c) $2 million worth of slaves.
(d) $500 thousand worth of slaves.

10. How long after the man is killed by the bolting horse does Zouga sign over the deeds to his diamond claims?
(a) Three days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) Ten days.

11. How much money does Naaiman offer to Bazo for the diamond that Bazo found while in the pit, after the rains cause the road to give way?
(a) Fifty gold pieces.
(b) Three hundred gold pieces.
(c) One hundred gold pieces.
(d) Five hundred gold pieces.

12. When Zouga goes off in search of men to work his claim, how many men are in the tribe Zouga comes upon?
(a) Ten.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Twenty.

13. Who saves Jordan from the twins as the twins are attacking Jordan and cutting off his curls?
(a) Jan Cheroot.
(b) Bazo.
(c) Ralph Ballantyne.
(d) Cecil Rhodes.

14. Who is charged with stamping out the I.D.B. on the diamond fields?
(a) Leander Jameson.
(b) John Fry.
(c) Damian Williams.
(d) Jan Cheroot.

15. What are the buni?
(a) I.D.B. operatives.
(b) Eagle scouts.
(c) Elephant hunters.
(d) White men.

Short Answer Questions

1. After witnessing the fight between his father and Ralph, Jordan tries to cut off his member. Who inadvertently stops Jordan from hurting himself?

2. How many children do Zouga and his wife have?

3. What is the title that the members of the mess are known by?

4. How many groups does Zouga divide the tribal warriors into for their "competition"?

5. What is the meaning of the name by which Zouga introduces himself to the warriors he comes upon?

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