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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bill has Link forgotten to pay before he leaves for South Africa?
(a) The mortgage.
(b) The telephone bill.
(c) The electic bill.
(d) The water bill.

2. When he was twenty-two, what did Link live on as he was taking acting classes?
(a) Back bacon.
(b) Government cheese.
(c) Baked beans.
(d) Soup kitchen fare.

3. How does Link initially characterize Katya when she approaches accompanied by Roderick Hodge?
(a) As a siren.
(b) As an incorrigible child.
(c) As a decorative female.
(d) As a nerd.

4. How does Link describe the van Hurens' house?
(a) An English Tudor.
(b) An Italian piazza.
(c) A Swiss chalet.
(d) A Beverly Hills nightmare.

5. What is the name of Link's daughter?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Anne.
(c) Libby.
(d) Diane.

6. What is the name of the van Hurens' son?
(a) Job.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Jerrold.
(d) Jackson.

7. How long is it before Link's movie is supposed to premiere after his landing in South Africa?
(a) A fortnight.
(b) A month.
(c) A week.
(d) Two days.

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

9. What is the name of Nerissa's horse that Link sees getting ready for the fourth race?
(a) Shooter.
(b) Sharkey.
(c) Extreme.
(d) Chink.

10. What sort of accent does Greville Arknold have?
(a) Australian.
(b) Dutch.
(c) High British.
(d) Afrikaans.

11. According the Evan Pentelow, what car do elephants despise?
(a) Toyotas.
(b) Volkswagons.
(c) Hondas.
(d) Dakotas.

12. A couple of days after his return, Link rides out to _____ to see the horses.
(a) The Falls.
(b) The Greens.
(c) The Downs.
(d) The Arbor.

13. What language does the guide assigned to Link when he goes riding speak?
(a) Bantu.
(b) English.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Afrikaans.

14. How has Katya heard that Link is in an interview?
(a) An incorrigible child.
(b) The chilliest of cold fish.
(c) Absentmindedly distracting.
(d) Deeply warm and caring.

15. How many hours after leaving Heathrow does Link land at Jan Smuts International Airport?
(a) Ten.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Eighteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of sports car is Link filming in?

2. Where had the van Huren's four-year-old horse finished at the Dunlop Gold Cup a month earlier?

3. Link lives in a village near _____.

4. How does Quentin van Huren characterize the gold mine?

5. When Link returns to England after his film shoot, where does he pick up is car?

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