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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 is the overriding component of Link's impression of Africa?

2. What sort of horse is Tables Turned?

3. What does Danilo say that South Africans call the football fields and skating rinks they pass on their trip to the stable?

4. What is Charlie's real name?

5. When he was twenty-two, what did Link live on as he was taking acting classes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Link's impression of Roderick Hodge?

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

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

4. How does Link describe Newmarket race tracks?

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

6. Why did Link and Charlie decide to move to the country?

7. How does Link explain his son Peter's dislike of his kissing women other than his mother on film?

8. How has Link tried to escape the sports car during the filming of "Man in Car"?

9. How does Sally feel about discovering that Danilo is somewhat related to her family?

10. What are the differences Link sees between English and South African race horses and stable lads?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author describe the rift between wealthy people and the working class in South Africa? How does he describe the lifestyle of the van Hurens? How does Melanie's description of apartheid outline the class structure between the races in South Africa? What points does Link agree with? What points does he find himself in opposition to?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does Evan prepare for the shoot at Kruger Park? What does he bring with him and Conrad? What information has he prepared himself with? How does he interact with the guide, Haagner?

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