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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 hundred.
(d) About one thousand.

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) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Five.

4. When Zouga is awakened late at night, who is the visitor that appears in Zouga's bedroom?
(a) Louise.
(b) Cecil.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Jan Cheroot.

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

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

7. Who congratulates the nameless man on a "job well done"?
(a) Cecil Rhodes.
(b) King Lobengula.
(c) Neville Pickering.
(d) Mark Sanderson.

8. What is the name of the book Zouga wrote?
(a) Hunter's Nightmare.
(b) Hunter's Odyssey.
(c) Hunter's Journey.
(d) Hunter's Dream

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time passes between when Zouga Ballantyne first hears the name Colesberg kopje and when Zouga and his family begin traveling to Colesberg?

2. Which is NOT one of the names given to the competition groups?

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

4. Who witnesses the entire physical fight that occurs between Ralph and Zouga?

5. According to the story told by the late night visitor to Zouga's bedroom, what is Mungo trying to purchase when he gets shot?

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