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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 does Jamie first tell the truth about his identity?

2. Why does Kate say she liked Banda?

3. What is Jamie training David to become?

4. What does Jamie suffer at the age of only 28?

5. Where does Jamie return to in this section?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Kate help Banda escape?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Jamie despise Margaret?

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

10. How does Jamie use the guard to escape from the diamond beach?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does James develop his business? How is Jame's drive for success passed on to his family members?

Essay Topic 2

What are the similarities between Alexandra and Eve as twin? Why do the students think Eve is so obsessed with killing Alexandra?

Essay Topic 3

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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