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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What name is King Lobengula known by?
(a) The Great Black Baron.
(b) The Great Black Elephant.
(c) The Great Eagle Hunter.
(d) The Great Elephant Hunter.

4. How big is the largest diamond that the man who finds the enrichment finds?
(a) Ten carats.
(b) Fifteen carats.
(c) Twenty carats.
(d) Eighteen carats.

5. When the rains finally come during the digging frenzy, how much rain falls?
(a) Almost two inches.
(b) Almost twenty inches.
(c) Almost five inches.
(d) Almost ten inches.

6. Who proposes Mungo St. John for membership into the Kimberley Club?
(a) Neville Pickering.
(b) Leander Jameson.
(c) Cecil Rhodes.
(d) Zouga Ballantyne.

7. 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) One hundred gold pieces.
(b) Fifty gold pieces.
(c) Five hundred gold pieces.
(d) Three hundred gold pieces.

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

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

10. 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) Robyn.
(c) Samantha.
(d) Sarah.

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

12. What is the name of the man that Ralph was fighting with on the road just before it gave way?
(a) Mark Sanderson.
(b) Cliff Daly.
(c) Neville Pickering.
(d) John Morgan.

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

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

15. Which is NOT one of the names given to the competition groups?
(a) Hawks.
(b) Cranes.
(c) Shrikes.
(d) Eagles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man who finds the enrichment that starts the diamond frenzy in Colesberg?

2. At Jordan's luncheon, who teaches Louise about the nuances of diamonds?

3. When Zouga introduces himself to the warriors he comes upon, by what name does he introduce himself?

4. What is the name of the book Zouga wrote?

5. Who is killed when a horse that he is sitting on is spooked and bolts?

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