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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 giraffe's feature that Link takes special notice of?
(a) Its appetite.
(b) Its spots.
(c) Its eyelashes.
(d) Its neck.

2. What is the function of the red line on the walls of the mine?
(a) As an eyeline.
(b) As a reef marker.
(c) As a water level marker.
(d) As a warning.

3. How does Link describe Melanie's eyes?
(a) As catlike.
(b) As piercing.
(c) As myopic-looking.
(d) As steely pools.

4. What does Evan Pentelow hang on to that disturbs Pieter Losenwoldt?
(a) His tool belt.
(b) His overalls.
(c) A good luck charm.
(d) The railing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Link describe the giraffe that passes by his car?

2. What condition does Link know won't be what finished him off when he is trapped in the car?

3. What does Link think when he sees Evan Pentelow and Conrad?

4. Where was Clifford Wenkins's body found?

5. What does Link call Danilo as he thinks about him in the car in Kruger Park?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Link think Roderick Hodge is trying too hard to look youthful?

2. How does Conrad free Link from the handcuffs?

3. What is the difference, according to Pieter Losenwoldt, between the way gold is extracted in South Africa and how it is extracted in California and Alaska.

4. What happens when Conrad and Evan Pentelow are loading up the station wagon for Kruger Park and how does Link help?

5. How had Conrad and Evan Pentelow discovered that Link was actually missing and what had they initially thought about his absence?

6. What does Link think about the vultures around the car he is pretending to be trapped in and how does Danilo react to them?

7. Why can't Link escape from the handcuffs?

8. How does Haagner try to comply with Evan Pentelow's demands and what does Link think of the situation?

9. What is the first objective observation Link makes when he finds himself trapped in the car?

10. Why does Roderick Hodge try to bounce Melanie back into seduction mode after her political spiel and what do Melanie's instincts tell her to do?

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