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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6, Pages 239 - 287.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rank does Zouga Ballantyne hold?
(a) Admiral.
(b) Colonel.
(c) Major.
(d) Captain.

2. How big is the largest diamond that the man who finds the enrichment finds?
(a) Eighteen carats.
(b) Fifteen carats.
(c) Ten carats.
(d) Twenty carats.

3. When the rains finally come during the digging frenzy, how much rain falls?
(a) Almost five inches.
(b) Almost twenty inches.
(c) Almost ten inches.
(d) Almost two inches.

4. Who does Zouga purchase his two claims from?
(a) Neville Pickering.
(b) Cecil Rhodes.
(c) Jan Cheroot.
(d) Jock Danby.

5. What does the Matabele warrior use to pry the diamond in the pit loose?
(a) His knife.
(b) His whistle.
(c) His shovel.
(d) His axe.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bazo first sees Kamuza after his return to Colesberg, what term of great respect does Bazo call Kamuza by?

2. How does Jordan obtain the book that he keeps hidden under his pillow?

3. According to rumor, how many slaves had Mungo St. John transported from Africa to North America in a three month period?

4. When Zouga introduces himself to the warriors he comes upon, by what name does he introduce himself?

5. What does Zouga initially offer to pay the men who agree to work on his claim?

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