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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12, Pages 551 - 599.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Ten.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

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

3. When Bazo lays down with Tanase just after she has had a vision, who does Tanase warn Bazo not to trust?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Mungo.
(c) Lobengula.
(d) Cecil.

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

5. Who carves the crutch out of Mopani wood that Mungo uses to get around after his surgery?
(a) Robyn.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Zouga.
(d) Clinton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name is King Lobengula known by?

2. What is the name of the Hottentot servant who actually first finds the diamonds at Colesberg kopje?

3. What is NOT the name of one of Robyn's books?

4. Who quickly becomes a sorter with an uncanny talent for picking out diamonds, no matter the size or color?

5. At Jordan's luncheon, who teaches Louise about the nuances of diamonds?

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