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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. How long has Link been in the car when Evan Pentelow and Conrad rescue him?

2. How does Link categorize the art in Roderick Hodge's apartment?

3. What do Evan Pentelow and Conrad give Link to drink?

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

5. What does Link feel is breaking in his body when he tries to move?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Link's fear manifest when he is hit over the head in the gold mine?

3. What does Link say to Roderick Hodge about his brush with death in the gold mine and how does he respond?

4. Who does Link think will eventually come to help him when he is trapped in the car and why?

5. What is the night like when Link returns to the rondavel after talking to Charlie and what does he think about?

6. As Danilo is calculating how much the gold mine makes for the van Huren's, what does Quentin van Huren remind him about?

7. What does Haagner say to warn the group about lions?

8. How does Link take stock of the two attempts on his life since he arrived in South Africa?

9. What are Evan Pentelow's beliefs concerning the value of gold?

10. Describe the conflict arises between Evan Pentelow and Haagner.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 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?

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