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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. Where has Rod gotten a job?

2. Whose help does Manfred need to pay his debt?

3. What does Rod notice on Joseph's lip?

4. What will the men receive in return for flooding 5 mines?

5. Where does the person who invited Manfred to gamble stay?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rod take the Mary Anne?

2. What does the Detective Inspector want Rod's help with?

3. How are the mining men rescued and what kind of blasts do they use and why?

4. What excites Manfred about the report he receives about drilling?

5. Describe Teresa's reaction at the awards ceremony.

6. Why does Hurry hate the office he works in?

7. Why does Frank die in Chapter 6?

8. Describe what happens to Rod and Terry after he gets promoted.

9. What do the four Bantu workers in the mine do secretly that Rod fails to notice when he walks around with Herbert.

10. What is the secret deal that Manfred conducts on the phone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the depiction of these two female characters in the book, Teresa and Hettie. How are they similar? How are they different? How are their ultimate experiences similar? What is the lesson that the author wishes to convey through these examples?

Essay Topic 2

The author describes murder and theft in the latter half of the book. Who dies? What is stolen? Who is affected? How does this change the course of the narrative? What action occurs subsequently as a direct result? Describe.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Big King. What is his role in "Gold Mine"? What was Smith trying to accomplish by creating Big King's character in the novel?

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