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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Zouga send into the pit to hand up the equipment and tools?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Jan.
(c) Bazo.
(d) Jordan.

2. When the staging gives way at Zouga's claim, how many men plunge to the bottom of the pit in the basket that is being lowered?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Eight.

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

4. What is the name of Zouga's sister, who is responsible for turning Mungo over to the authorities because of his slave trading?
(a) Robyn.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Samantha.

5. Who quickly becomes a sorter with an uncanny talent for picking out diamonds, no matter the size or color?
(a) Cecil.
(b) Bazo.
(c) Jordan.
(d) Ralph.

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

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

8. When Zouga and his family first arrive in Colesberg, about how many people are already encamped there?
(a) About ten thousand.
(b) About ten.
(c) About one thousand.
(d) About one hundred.

9. When Zouga's sister turns Mungo in and the British navy boards Mungo's ship, how many slaves are on the ship as living cargo?
(a) 500.
(b) 600.
(c) 300.
(d) 800.

10. What name is King Lobengula known by?
(a) The Great Black Baron.
(b) The Great Eagle Hunter.
(c) The Great Elephant Hunter.
(d) The Great Black Elephant.

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

12. Where did Zouga first meet his wife?
(a) In Cape Horn.
(b) In New York.
(c) In London.
(d) In Madrid.

13. How does Jordan obtain the book that he keeps hidden under his pillow?
(a) Jordan bought it.
(b) Jordan found it.
(c) Jordan traded for it.
(d) Jordan stole it.

14. What is one of the conditions under which Zouga's meeting with the nameless man takes place?
(a) Zouga must approach with Ralph.
(b) Zouga must approach at night.
(c) Zouga must approach unarmed.
(d) Zouga must approach on horseback.

15. Who comes to visit Zouga to "inform" him of what wages he can pay, per the Digger's Committee?
(a) Neville Pickering.
(b) Cecil Rhodes.
(c) Jan Cheroot.
(d) Bazo.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children do Zouga and his wife have?

2. Who is killed when a horse that he is sitting on is spooked and bolts?

3. Which character is a police officer?

4. What is a giya?

5. What is the meaning of the name by which Zouga introduces himself to the warriors he comes upon?

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