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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 no one recognize Jamie?

2. What does Kate study when she returns to South Africa?

3. Where does Margaret take a job?

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

5. Why does David decide to enlist in the army?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Margaret send Kate to boarding school?

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

4. Why do the police want to kill Banda?

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

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

7. Why does Banda dislike Van der Merwe?

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

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

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

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

Examine the construction of Sheldon's argument.

1. How does he introduce his ideas?

2. How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3. What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in Sheldon's argument?

Essay Topic 3

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

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