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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mungo returns to the United States and leads his own ragtag cavalry during the Civil War, what nickname does he earn?
(a) Maverick Mungo.
(b) Murdering Mungo.
(c) Malady Mungo.
(d) Marauding Mungo.

2. How far is it from Good Hope to the diamond fields that Zouga and his family journey to?
(a) Six hundred miles.
(b) Twelve hundred miles.
(c) Eighty miles.
(d) Two hundred miles.

3. What is a giya?
(a) The seductive dance of a woman.
(b) The dueling dance of an Englishman.
(c) The challenge dance of a warrior.
(d) The marriage dance of the Matabele.

4. What is the title that the members of the mess are known by?
(a) The Swells.
(b) The Gents.
(c) The Robbers.
(d) The Land Baron.

5. How long after the man is killed by the bolting horse does Zouga sign over the deeds to his diamond claims?
(a) Three days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Ten days.
(d) One week.

6. When Zouga finally meets the nameless man who requested the meeting, who does the nameless man turn out to be?
(a) Mark Sanderson.
(b) Hendrick Naaiman.
(c) King Lobengula.
(d) Cecil Rhodes.

7. When Zouga realizes that the ground is giving way, to whom does he shout a warning on the road with their cart?
(a) Jan.
(b) Jordan.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Bazo.

8. 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.

9. Which character is a police officer?
(a) Damian Williams.
(b) Cecil Rhodes.
(c) Hendrick Naaiman.
(d) Leander Jameson.

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

11. How much money does Naaiman offer to Bazo for the diamond that Bazo found while in the pit, after the rains cause the road to give way?
(a) Five hundred gold pieces.
(b) Fifty gold pieces.
(c) One hundred gold pieces.
(d) Three hundred gold pieces.

12. When Zouga asks the nameless man what he's selling, how does the nameless man respond?
(a) Hope.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Alcohol.

13. Who witnesses the entire physical fight that occurs between Ralph and Zouga?
(a) Bazo.
(b) Jan Cheroot.
(c) Dr. Jameson.
(d) Jordan.

14. After the fight between Zouga and the nameless man, who comes to Zouga's rescue?
(a) Bazo.
(b) Jordan Ballantyne.
(c) Jan Cheroot.
(d) Ralph Ballantyne.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About how much could the green dragon be worth that the nameless man shows Zouga at their meeting?

2. After tying the nameless man to his horse, where does Zouga take the nameless man to?

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

4. When Zouga stops the physical fight between himself and Ralph, who does Zouga call for?

5. Who does Zouga purchase his two claims from?

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