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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. What does Zouga initially offer to pay the men who agree to work on his claim?
(a) Seven shillings and six pence per week.
(b) Three shillings and six pence per week.
(c) Eight shillings per week.
(d) Five shillings per week.

2. Where does Zouga Ballantyne first hear the name Colesberg kopje?
(a) At the Vaal River.
(b) At Rogger Bay.
(c) At Cape Flats.
(d) At Riggers Bay.

3. How many children do Zouga and his wife have?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

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

5. What "treasures" are the tribal warriors in search of that caused them to leave their homeland?
(a) Water.
(b) Food.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Guns.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long does the journey from Good Hope to the diamond fields take Zouga and his family?

3. Who sets up the meeting for Zouga Ballantyne and the "nameless" man?

4. What is the name of the man who finds the enrichment that starts the diamond frenzy in Colesberg?

5. When Zouga goes off in search of men to work his claim, how many men are in the tribe Zouga comes upon?

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