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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. What does the bartender tell Jamie Van der Merwe owns?
(a) The slave trade.
(b) The town.
(c) South Africa.
(d) All the diamond mines.

2. Who does Jamie mistake his wife for in this section?
(a) His mother.
(b) His mistress.
(c) His first girlfriend.
(d) His sister.

3. Who is the man the police are looking for?
(a) Jamie.
(b) Peter.
(c) Roger.
(d) Banda.

4. How does Jamie travel to Klipdrift?
(a) He catches a taxi.
(b) He hitchhikes.
(c) He flies.
(d) On the back of a mailwagon.

5. What does Jame tell everyone is his name?
(a) Kevin Berkeley.
(b) Horace Tims.
(c) David Lee.
(d) Ian Travis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jamie return to in this section?

2. What does Kate study when she returns to South Africa?

3. What has Jamie gone to Klipdrift to find?

4. What country has Kate's father just arrived in?

5. What is Kate Blackwell celebrating in the prologue?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Jamie's marriage to Margaret.

3. What problems does Jamie suffer on his journey to find diamonds?

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

5. Why does no one recognize Jamie when he returns to Klipdrift?

6. What secret does Kate hold from David during their marriage?

7. How does the prison camp affect Kate?

8. How does Kate's life change after her mother's death?

9. How does Jamie's life take a turn for the worse in this section?

10. How does Jamie get to Klipdrift?

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