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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4, Pages 151 - 202.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the rains finally come during the digging frenzy, how much rain falls?
(a) Almost two inches.
(b) Almost twenty inches.
(c) Almost five inches.
(d) Almost ten inches.

2. Who sets up the meeting for Zouga Ballantyne and the "nameless" man?
(a) Kamuza.
(b) John Werner.
(c) Jan Cheroot.
(d) Cecil Rhodes.

3. According to the Digger's Committee, what is the wage Zouga is allowed to pay his men?
(a) Five shillings.
(b) Six shillings.
(c) Eight shillings.
(d) Seven shillings.

4. How much money does Naaiman offer to Bazo for the diamond that Bazo found while in the pit, after the rains cause the road to give way?
(a) Three hundred gold pieces.
(b) One hundred gold pieces.
(c) Fifty gold pieces.
(d) Five hundred gold pieces.

5. When Zouga realizes that the ground is giving way, to whom does he shout a warning on the road with their cart?
(a) Jan.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Jordan.
(d) Bazo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ralph and Jordan's teacher?

2. After tying the nameless man to his horse, where does Zouga take the nameless man to?

3. What does Hendrick Naaiman consider himself to be?

4. Who does Zouga send into the pit to hand up the equipment and tools?

5. When the staging gives way at Zouga's claim, how many men plunge to the bottom of the pit in the basket that is being lowered?

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