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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. Louise St. John is not really Mungo's wife. What happened to Mungo's wife at the beginning of the Civil War?
(a) She fled to the North.
(b) She was killed.
(c) She went to France.
(d) She divorced Mungo.

2. What is the name of Zouga's eldest son?
(a) Bazo.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Jordan.
(d) Emile.

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

4. What reason does the Kimberley Club's chairman give to Louise for why she cannot ride her own horse in the rough ride?
(a) Louise is a novice.
(b) Louise is a woman.
(c) Louise is not a champion.
(d) Louise is an outsider.

5. The day after Zouga first offers the higher wages, how many deserters show up to work for Zouga?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Zouga finally meets the nameless man who requested the meeting, who does the nameless man turn out to be?

2. When Zouga is awakened late at night, who is the visitor that appears in Zouga's bedroom?

3. When Zouga and his family first arrive in Colesberg, about how many people are already encamped there?

4. When Kamuza returns to Colesberg, what does he come back as?

5. What is a giya?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Zouga's wife insist on accompanying him to Colesberg as the story begins?

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

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

4. Describe what Ralph looks like after he has been to see Dr. Jameson after the fight with Zouga.

5. How does Zouga characterize Mungo St. John when he first shows up in Colesberg?

6. Why does Ralph leave school?

7. After Mungo has been released from prison in Cape Town, Zouga loses contact with Mungo. How do they finally make contact with each other again?

8. While he is down in the pit, why does the Matabele warrior lean into the mud wall - the action that enables him to find the large diamond?

9. As Zouga prepares to keep the rendezvous with the nameless man, why is Zouga desperate?

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

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