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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. From what tribe are the men that Zouga comes upon as he is searching for men to work his diamond claims?
(a) Matabele.
(b) Induna.
(c) Inyati.
(d) Paradna.

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

3. Who sets up the meeting for Zouga Ballantyne and the "nameless" man?
(a) Cecil Rhodes.
(b) Kamuza.
(c) John Werner.
(d) Jan Cheroot.

4. Who congratulates the nameless man on a "job well done"?
(a) King Lobengula.
(b) Neville Pickering.
(c) Cecil Rhodes.
(d) Mark Sanderson.

5. According to the Digger's Committee, what is the wage Zouga is allowed to pay his men?
(a) Eight shillings.
(b) Seven shillings.
(c) Six shillings.
(d) Five shillings.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Kamuza returns to Colesberg, what does he come back as?

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

3. At the time when Zouga Ballantyne first hears the name Colesberg kopje, how many wagons does he have?

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

5. Who pulls up the huge champagne-colored diamond on the third day of the digging frenzy?

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