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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. Who takes care of Jamie after he suffers a stroke?

2. What has Jamie gone to Klipdrift to find?

3. What is the name of Kate's house?

4. What language is the contract written in?

5. Who does Jamie spend all his freetime with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Jamie decide to marry Margaret?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Sidney Sheldon say about the self-made man? What does it say about Sheldon's own views about life? How does the theme link to American society in the 1980s? How does he use the main characters to express his view?

Essay Topic 2

In what does the author suggest there is a attraction between James and Margaret? Why does James shy away from the attraction that he feels for Margaret? How does James' attitude for Margaret set the standards for the Blackwell's family's attitude?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the books settings. What are the differences between the South African and American setting? How does the author use the settings to create meaning within the story?

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