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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. On the second day of the digging frenzy, how big is the largest diamond pulled out?
(a) Thirty carats.
(b) Ten carats.
(c) Twenty carats.
(d) Fifteen carats.

2. How many groups does Zouga divide the tribal warriors into for their "competition"?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

3. How long does the journey from Good Hope to the diamond fields take Zouga and his family?
(a) Ten weeks.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Eight weeks.
(d) Six weeks.

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

5. When Zouga finally meets the nameless man who requested the meeting, who does the nameless man turn out to be?
(a) Mark Sanderson.
(b) Hendrick Naaiman.
(c) King Lobengula.
(d) Cecil Rhodes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Zouga and his family first arrive in Colesberg, about how many people are already encamped there?

2. What "treasures" are the tribal warriors in search of that caused them to leave their homeland?

3. How big is the largest diamond that the man who finds the enrichment finds?

4. How many men does Zouga sign the first day he offers the higher wages?

5. From what tribe are the men that Zouga comes upon as he is searching for men to work his diamond claims?

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