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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 are the only two people at Van der Merwe's funeral?

2. Who does Jamie mistake his wife for in this section?

3. Who does Banda accuse the government of killing?

4. Who does Jamie ask to take him on tours of the town?

5. How does Jamie travel to Klipdrift?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jamie decide to marry Margaret?

2. Why does Kate help Banda escape?

3. Why does Margaret send Kate to boarding school?

4. How does Jamie get the bartender onto his side?

5. How does Jamie think they can get across the minefield?

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

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

8. How does Jamie get to Klipdrift?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How accurate do the students think is Sidney Sheldon's representation of powerful families? How does he use the story and character to create his representation?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the generation gap between younger and the older characters. What different experiences did each generations go through? What problems is the generation gap causing the characters?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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