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

2. When Zouga's sister turns Mungo in and the British navy boards Mungo's ship, how many slaves are on the ship as living cargo?
(a) 300.
(b) 600.
(c) 800.
(d) 500.

3. What "treasures" are the tribal warriors in search of that caused them to leave their homeland?
(a) Water.
(b) Food.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Guns.

4. From what tribe are the men that Zouga comes upon as he is searching for men to work his diamond claims?
(a) Matabele.
(b) Paradna.
(c) Inyati.
(d) Induna.

5. What does Zouga initially offer to pay the men who agree to work on his claim?
(a) Eight shillings per week.
(b) Five shillings per week.
(c) Three shillings and six pence per week.
(d) Seven shillings and six pence per week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hendrick Naaiman consider himself to be?

2. What rank does Zouga Ballantyne hold?

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

4. When Zouga goes off in search of men to work his claim, how many men are in the tribe Zouga comes upon?

5. When Mungo returns to the United States and leads his own ragtag cavalry during the Civil War, what nickname does he earn?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Jordan asks Zouga why they can't just keep the sculpture, how does Zouga respond to Jordan?

2. At Jordan's luncheon, who offends Zouga simply by being there, and why is Zouga offended?

3. 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?

4. Describe what married life was like for Zouga's wife.

5. Why does Ralph leave school?

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

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

8. What first attracted Zouga's wife to Zouga?

9. What most surprises Zouga when he first arrives in Colesberg?

10. Why do the Matabele typically keep their treasures buried under the floor in their huts?

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