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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. Why does Van der Merwe allow Margert to take him on tours of the town?

2. Why does Banda say he took Kate?

3. Who do Jamie and Banda ask for a job?

4. What does Kate smuggle Banda into?

5. Who does Jamie first tell the truth about his identity?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Banda dislike Van der Merwe?

3. Why does think Jamie a raft will help them in their mission to steal from Van der Merwe's diamond beach in Namib Desert?

4. Describe Kate's character.

5. How does Jamie get to Klipdrift?

6. Why do the police want to kill Banda?

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

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

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

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 did Kate and Margaret experience at the concentration camps? How do the concentration camps affect Margaret and Kate's relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the following questions:

1) Why is Eve so against her sister Alexandra?

2) What does say about Alexandra that she never reacts badly to Alexandra behavior?

3) What meaning does it give the story that it is Eve and not Alexandra that suffers in the end?

Essay Topic 3

What role does George play in the book? How would the book change if he was not part of it? How is he important in developing the characters of both Eve and Alexandra?

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