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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, Pages 202 - 239.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Zouga's wife, who insists on traveling to Colesberg with him?
(a) Amanda.
(b) Alena.
(c) Anetta.
(d) Aletta.

3. Who saves Jordan from the twins as the twins are attacking Jordan and cutting off his curls?
(a) Bazo.
(b) Ralph Ballantyne.
(c) Cecil Rhodes.
(d) Jan Cheroot.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What rank does Zouga Ballantyne hold?

3. When Zouga realizes that the ground is giving way, to whom does he shout a warning on the road with their cart?

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

5. Who congratulates the nameless man on a "job well done"?

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