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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Kamuza returns to Colesberg, what does he come back as?
(a) The warrior king.
(b) The I.D.B. enforcer.
(c) The king's warrior.
(d) The king's man.

3. When Zouga refuses to serve lunch to Cecil Rhodes, who does Zouga suggest that Jordan hire?
(a) Donsela.
(b) Marianne.
(c) Bazo.
(d) Danara.

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

5. Who saves Jordan from the twins as the twins are attacking Jordan and cutting off his curls?
(a) Jan Cheroot.
(b) Cecil Rhodes.
(c) Bazo.
(d) Ralph Ballantyne.

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

7. How much time passes between when Zouga Ballantyne first hears the name Colesberg kopje and when Zouga and his family begin traveling to Colesberg?
(a) Forty-eight hours.
(b) Thirty-six hours.
(c) Twelve hours.
(d) Twenty-four hours.

8. Who is the chairman of the Kimberley Sporting Club?
(a) Cecil Rhodes.
(b) Leander Jameson.
(c) Neville Pickering.
(d) Zouga Ballantyne.

9. What does the author liken the digging frenzy to?
(a) A herd of deer.
(b) A bevy of geese.
(c) A hive of bees.
(d) A swarm of ants.

10. What does Zouga name the huge tract of the African interior that he owns?
(a) Zanzaba.
(b) Zamnee.
(c) Zambezia.
(d) Zimbabwe.

11. What does Hendrick Naaiman consider himself to be?
(a) English.
(b) Bastaard.
(c) Matabele.
(d) American.

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

13. What are the buni?
(a) Elephant hunters.
(b) White men.
(c) I.D.B. operatives.
(d) Eagle scouts.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many groups does Zouga divide the tribal warriors into for their "competition"?

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

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

4. What name is King Lobengula known by?

5. 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?

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