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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of horse is Tables Turned?

2. What is the name of the hotel where Link is staying in South Africa?

3. What drink does Quentin van Huren offer Link?

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

5. What does Link think is a stale topic for news in South Africa?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Link show his innate humility in regards to the story in the papers that touts his heroism in saving Katya's life?

2. How does Link feel as he is driving home from the "Man in Car" shoot?

3. Why does Lucky believe that Link is angry at him?

4. What does Link conclude about the condition of Nerissa's horses in Chapter 4?

5. What does Greville Arknold do when Link alludes to his possible culpability regarding Nerissa's horses?

6. How does Link describe Nerissa and how has she changed?

7. What clues does Link take home from Nerissa's house to help him with his case? Is this information easy to understand?

8. What are the two undetectable ways the horses could be tampered with in their racing?

9. Why does Link think that the South African horses have upright fetlocks and how does this affect his ability to judge Chink's stride?

10. What is the hotel like where the crew stays after the day's shooting and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Link suspicious of Greville Arknold at the end of Chapter 4? What conclusion has he come to about Nerissa's horses based on the evidence given to him at the time? What tests have been run? How do the horses look to Link?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the demeanor of Clifford Wenkins to that of Link's character. How is Clifford Wenkins a foil to Link's character? How are the two men physically different? How does each man differ in the way he presents himself?

Essay Topic 3

How does Link save water with the plastic bag in the car? Where does he get the idea to save water this way? How much is he able to save? What other ways does he conserve water? How effective are his methods?

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