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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who pulls up the huge champagne-colored diamond on the third day of the digging frenzy?
(a) Zouga Ballantyne.
(b) Neville Pickering.
(c) Calvin Hine.
(d) Cecil Rhodes.

2. When Zouga goes off in search of men to work his claim, how many men are in the tribe Zouga comes upon?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Thirteen.

3. 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) Three.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

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

5. What is the name of Ralph and Jordan's teacher?
(a) Mrs. Gandolph.
(b) Mrs. Gander.
(c) Mrs. Grandolph.
(d) Mrs. Grander.

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

7. Where does the meeting between Zouga and the nameless man take place?
(a) A farmhouse.
(b) A cave.
(c) A church.
(d) A tavern.

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

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

10. How many children do Zouga and his wife have?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

11. How long has Kamuza been away when he finally returns to Colesberg?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Three months.
(d) Three years.

12. 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.

13. What is the name of the man who finds the enrichment that starts the diamond frenzy in Colesberg?
(a) Calvin Hine.
(b) Josef Bishop.
(c) Zouga Ballantyne.
(d) Cecil Rhodes.

14. Before embarking on the journey to Colesberg, how many years does Zouga spend chasing his grandiose dream?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Six years.

15. What is the name of the Hottentot servant who actually first finds the diamonds at Colesberg kopje?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Dugal.
(c) David.
(d) Douglas.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How far is it from Good Hope to the diamond fields that Zouga and his family journey to?

3. When Zouga finally meets the nameless man who requested the meeting, who does the nameless man turn out to be?

4. When Zouga asks the nameless man what he's selling, how does the nameless man respond?

5. Who comes to visit Zouga to "inform" him of what wages he can pay, per the Digger's Committee?

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