View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time passes between when Zouga Ballantyne first hears the name Colesberg kopje and when Zouga and his family begin traveling to Colesberg?
(a) Thirty-six hours.
(b) Twelve hours.
(c) Forty-eight hours.
(d) Twenty-four hours.

2. When Zouga goes off in search of men to work his claim, how many men are in the tribe Zouga comes upon?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirteen.

3. After tying the nameless man to his horse, where does Zouga take the nameless man to?
(a) King Lobengula.
(b) The Matabele leader.
(c) Zouga's diamond claims.
(d) The Diggers' Committee.

4. About how much could the green dragon be worth that the nameless man shows Zouga at their meeting?
(a) Twenty thousand pounds.
(b) Ten thousand pounds.
(c) Five thousand pounds.
(d) One thousand pounds.

5. Who pulls up the huge champagne-colored diamond on the third day of the digging frenzy?
(a) Neville Pickering.
(b) Calvin Hine.
(c) Zouga Ballantyne.
(d) Cecil Rhodes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is it from Good Hope to the diamond fields that Zouga and his family journey to?

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

3. What is one of the conditions under which Zouga's meeting with the nameless man takes place?

4. What is the title that the members of the mess are known by?

5. What is the name of the first warrior that returns Zouga's greeting and introduces himself to Zouga?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 263 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample