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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Zouga Ballantyne spend in England trying to raise funding for his next adventure?
(a) Eight months.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Eighteen months.

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

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

4. What does the Matabele warrior use to pry the diamond in the pit loose?
(a) His whistle.
(b) His shovel.
(c) His knife.
(d) His axe.

5. 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) Robyn.
(d) Samantha.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hendrick Naaiman consider himself to be?

2. Who does Jordan believe his mother's spirit has become in her death?

3. How long does the journey from Good Hope to the diamond fields take Zouga and his family?

4. Who presides over Zouga's sorting table?

5. Who quickly becomes a sorter with an uncanny talent for picking out diamonds, no matter the size or color?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the descriptions given in the book, what are a monkey and a donkey?

2. As Zouga approaches the location where he is meeting the nameless man, Zouga feels fear. Why does Zouga enjoy feeling fear?

3. On the way to deliver the statue, Jordan entertains the notion of running away with it. Why does Jordan end up delivering the statue?

4. Giving up the statue was especially painful for Jordan. What does Jordan equate the statue with?

5. Why does Ralph challenge his father when Zouga comes off the veranda brandishing his whip?

6. What is Jordan's reaction when he learns about sex from Jan Cheroot after listening to Jan and Ralph talk?

7. As the two men fight, Ralph is filled with hatred for his father. What is the source of Ralph's hatred?

8. What was Mungo St. John's reaction when the British navy tried to board his ship?

9. As Zouga prepares to keep the rendezvous with the nameless man, Zouga only has his claims left to sell. Why is Zouga unwilling to sell his claims?

10. After Zouga nurses his boys back to health, he becomes increasingly anxious to begin working on his claims. Why?

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