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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Roderick Hodge say prompted him to set Link up for the paparazzi with Melanie?
(a) Evan Pentelow.
(b) Danilo.
(c) Quentin van Huren.
(d) Clifford Wenkins.

2. What is the Bantu word for 'fear'?
(a) Sabie.
(b) Ulu.
(c) Yabo.
(d) Numbi.

3. What is Piano Nyembezi's job in the mine?
(a) Manager.
(b) Blast expert.
(c) Checker.
(d) Driver.

4. How does Melanie describe schooling for black Africans?
(a) Language-oriented.
(b) Private.
(c) Compulsory.
(d) Substandard.

5. What is the precious thing Link finds in his pocket while trapped in the car?
(a) A plastic bag.
(b) A Tootsie Roll.
(c) A cell phone.
(d) A pair of scissors.

6. What sort of flowers greet Evan Pentelow, Conrad, and Link at the gate of Kruger Park?
(a) Bougainvillea.
(b) Jacarandas.
(c) Ayanas.
(d) Abebas.

7. What is the layer of gold-bearing rock called?
(a) Stope.
(b) Reef.
(c) Sandstone.
(d) Slake.

8. What color are the walls painted in the mine?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Gray.
(d) Light blue.

9. Where was Clifford Wenkins's body found?
(a) The Wemmer Pan.
(b) Iguana Rock.
(c) Kruger Park.
(d) Rojedda Reef.

10. What does Link speculate that his rescuers might send to save him?
(a) A canine unit.
(b) A Hummer.
(c) A helicopter.
(d) The army.

11. How long has Link been in the car when Evan Pentelow and Conrad rescue him?
(a) Over eighty hours.
(b) Over sixty hours.
(c) Two days.
(d) Ten days.

12. How does Evan Pentelow say Link sounds when he talks after his ordeal in the car?
(a) A howling dog.
(b) An opera singer.
(c) A homesick bull.
(d) A crow with laryngitis.

13. What does Link feel is breaking in his body when he tries to move?
(a) His lumbar vertebrae.
(b) His large joints.
(c) His toes.
(d) His internal organs.

14. How does Evan Pentelow describe the accommodations after Link's rescue?
(a) The Hilton.
(b) The Ritz.
(c) The army.
(d) Buckingham Palace.

15. What do Link's three rescuers demand for payment?
(a) Acting lessons.
(b) Autographs.
(c) Gold.
(d) A dinner out with Link.

Short Answer Questions

1. Link thinks of the party tramping down into the mine as being like _____.

2. What are the dark spots in the rock called?

3. How far are the miners able to progress per shift?

4. Where is Danilo staying South Africa?

5. What color is the top third of the windshield tinted in most hot-country cars?

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