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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 Jamie do when he is not traveling on business?
(a) Watches movies.
(b) Writes stories.
(c) Builds a house.
(d) Spends time with his son.

2. Where do the British take Margaret and Kate?
(a) Britain.
(b) A refugee camp.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) A prison camp.

3. What kind animal dies on Jamie's journey to find diamonds?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A dog.
(c) A horse.
(d) A mule.

4. Where does Jamie return to in this section?
(a) Capetown.
(b) Klipdrift.
(c) Edinburgh.
(d) London.

5. Who invites Jamie to dinner in this section?
(a) Margeret.
(b) Ian Travis.
(c) Banda.
(d) Van der Merwe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Merwe's sister die?

2. Who rescues Jamie from the desert?

3. How does Jamie travel to Klipdrift?

4. What does Margaret leave at Jamie's house for a week?

5. Who does Jamie meet at the general store?

Short Essay Questions

1. What proposition does Van der Merwe make Jamie over dinner?

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

3. Describe Jamie's marriage to Margaret.

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

5. Why does Kate help Banda escape?

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

7. Why does Banda dislike Van der Merwe?

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

9. How does Jamie get to Klipdrift?

10. Why does Jamie despise Margaret?

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