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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the time when Zouga Ballantyne first hears the name Colesberg kopje, how many wagons does he have?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

3. According to the story told by the late night visitor to Zouga's bedroom, what is Mungo trying to purchase when he gets shot?
(a) The soapstone sculpture.
(b) A load of guns.
(c) Ammunition.
(d) A parcel of diamonds.

4. What does Zouga initially believe that Mungo is carrying on the ship to trade?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Beads and copper wire.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Copper wire and gold.

5. What is the meaning of the name by which Zouga introduces himself to the warriors he comes upon?
(a) The Rock.
(b) The Warrior.
(c) The Fist.
(d) The Seer.

6. Louise St. John is not really Mungo's wife. What happened to Mungo's wife at the beginning of the Civil War?
(a) She divorced Mungo.
(b) She went to France.
(c) She was killed.
(d) She fled to the North.

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

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

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

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

11. When Zouga introduces himself to the warriors he comes upon, by what name does he introduce himself?
(a) Henshaw.
(b) Bazo.
(c) Bakela.
(d) Gandang.

12. Who is charged with stamping out the I.D.B. on the diamond fields?
(a) Jan Cheroot.
(b) Leander Jameson.
(c) Damian Williams.
(d) John Fry.

13. Who does Jordan believe his mother's spirit has become in her death?
(a) Amara.
(b) Panes.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Raven.

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

15. When Bazo first sees Kamuza after his return to Colesberg, what term of great respect does Bazo call Kamuza by?
(a) Baba.
(b) Nori.
(c) Palan.
(d) Zeba.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many diamonds are in the bag that Zouga brings back from his meeting with the nameless man?

3. What spooks the horse that causes the horse to bolt, ultimately killing the horse's rider?

4. When Zouga and his family first arrive in Colesberg, about how many people are already encamped there?

5. When the rains finally come during the digging frenzy, how much rain falls?

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