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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what city do Johanna and Piet Krause convince Detleef to come at the beginning of Chapter Twelve?
(a) Paris.
(b) Johannesburg.
(c) Kimberley.
(d) Zimbabwe.

2. Which of the following is not something that the 48-page booklet Detleef creates and requires every citizen to carry contains?
(a) Medical information.
(b) A driver's license.
(c) A passport.
(d) Racial identity.

3. What legal step does Mrs. Van Valck take concerning Petra?
(a) She files a lawsuit against Petra's teacher.
(b) She files charges to initiate an investigation of Petra's race.
(c) She asks for a sample of Petra's DNA.
(d) She files a lawsuit against the school.

4. Who becomes a "media darling" during the Boer War?
(a) Sybilla DeGroot.
(b) Micah Nxumalo.
(c) Jakob Van Doorn.
(d) Paulus DeGroot.

5. For what is Moses Nxumalo stopped by the police?
(a) Not paying his annual tax of one pound.
(b) Driving without a license.
(c) Public intoxication.
(d) Burglary.

6. Which of the following does not describe the way the Broderbond works?
(a) They publicize their activities in newspapers.
(b) They put themselves into decision making positions.
(c) They infiltrate schools and railways.
(d) They infiltrate politics and business.

7. Which of the following is not a disease prevalent in the English concentration camps?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Measles.
(c) Dysentery.
(d) Typhoid.

8. What sport does Detleef Van Doorn play?
(a) Rugby.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Tennis.

9. Which of the following does not describe Tjaart Van Doorn's situation at the beginning of Chapter Eight?
(a) His neighbors like and respect him.
(b) His sheep and cattle are healthy.
(c) He is a widower.
(d) His family is happy and thriving.

10. What is the Broederbond?
(a) A mining company.
(b) A rugby team.
(c) A secret brotherhood that works to empower Afrikaners.
(d) A mine workers' union.

11. Who is the leader of the Venloo Commandos?
(a) Micah Nxumalo.
(b) Paulus DeGroot.
(c) Jakob Van Doorn.
(d) Christoffel Steyn.

12. What inspires the English to pass the new law at the beginning of Chapter Eight?
(a) A rash of cattle thefts.
(b) A slave uprising.
(c) Simon Keer's novel about Dutch slaveholders.
(d) The murder of a slave by a Dutchman.

13. Who encourages Detlev Van Doorn to change his name to Detleef in Chapter Eleven to better reflect his country?
(a) Johanna Van Doorn.
(b) Piet Krause.
(c) Paulus DeGroot.
(d) Maria Steyn, daughter of commando Christoffel Steyn.

14. What conditions does Micah Nxumalo show Detleef that the black miners are facing?
(a) They have incurred major injuries from their mining work.
(b) They have a housing shortage and are living in the street.
(c) Since they're paid less, they're even poorer than the whites.
(d) They are being replaced by the Chinese.

15. Who does Tjaart Van Doorn marry when his first wife, Jakoba, dies?
(a) Laura.
(b) Aletta.
(c) Anna.
(d) Henrietta.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what stream does he search for diamonds in Chapter Fourteen?

2. Who declares war on October 10, 1899?

3. Where does Philip find the diamond pipe for which he has been searching while in Africa?

4. Why does Detleef refuse to accept the blue ribbon for his prize bull?

5. Who are the Venloo Commandos?

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