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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Link think naartjies look like?
(a) Squashed bananas.
(b) Lopsided pineapples.
(c) Tiny grapes.
(d) Lumpy tangerines.

2. What is the name of the Chairman of the Race Club Link meets at Germiston?
(a) Klugvoigt.
(b) Vanderpool.
(c) van Huren.
(d) Arknold.

3. What is the name of the film Link is shooting at the beginning of the book?
(a) "Daylight in the Congo."
(b) "Dogstar."
(c) "Man in Car."
(d) "Sahara Sun."

4. What does the press think Link is missing out on by living in England?
(a) Warm weather.
(b) Hot dogs.
(c) A travel hub.
(d) A tax haven.

5. What does Link think is a stale topic for news in South Africa?
(a) Gold miners.
(b) Diamond mining.
(c) School lunches.
(d) Apartheid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drink does Quentin van Huren offer Link?

2. What is Quentin van Huren's wife's name?

3. What is the name of Nerissa's horse that Link sees getting ready for the fourth race?

4. What does Greville Arknold's jockey call Barty?

5. What is the brand name of binoculars that Link uses to watch the horses?

(see the answer key)

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