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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the English teacher is replaced, in what language does the new teacher educate the children?
(a) English.
(b) Portuguese.
(c) French.
(d) Afrikaans.

2. From what country does Philip Saltwood come at the mining company's request to investigate Pik Prinsloo's find?
(a) New Zealand.
(b) America.
(c) Australia.
(d) England.

3. What law does Heather Botha break?
(a) She dates white men and she is of mixed racial heritage.
(b) She steals.
(c) She sells drugs.
(d) She murders her boss.

4. What honor does Queen Victoria bestow on Richard Saltwood for his many actions on England's behalf in Africa?
(a) An earldom.
(b) A new estate in England.
(c) A gold medal.
(d) A knighthood.

5. Which of the following is not a consequence Petra and her family suffer due to Mrs. Van Valck's actions?
(a) They are jailed.
(b) They are relocated to a black only neighborhood.
(c) They lose their jobs and are thrown out of their home.
(d) They are labeled "colored".

6. What causes the loss of horses and oxen at the end of Chapter Eight as the Voortrekkers journey to Zimbabwe?
(a) A Zulu attack on the Voortrekker camp.
(b) A lion attack.
(c) A flash flood in which the animals drown.
(d) The tsetse fly.

7. What punishment is Heather given for breaking the law?
(a) Three months in jail.
(b) She loses her driver's license.
(c) One year in prison.
(d) A hefty fine.

8. What mining company is interested in investigating the area in which Prinsloo finds his big diamond to see if it has potential for yielding more of the precious gems?
(a) Caria African Mining Company.
(b) Amalgamated Mining Company.
(c) South African Mining Company.
(d) Van Doorn Mining Company.

9. Who invites Philip to dinner once he's in Africa?
(a) Martin Troxel.
(b) Frikkie Troxel.
(c) Jason DeGroot.
(d) Marius Van Doorn.

10. In what stream does he search for diamonds in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Chesterfield Stream.
(b) Van Dotten Stream.
(c) Swartsroom Stream.
(d) Marksbury Stream.

11. 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.

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

13. Who takes every opportunity to remind the Dutch survivors of the war about the mistreatment of the English?
(a) Micah Nxumalo.
(b) Jakob Van Doorn.
(c) Christoffel Steyn.
(d) Paulus DeGroot.

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

15. When the principal of the high school takes Mrs. Van Valck to the classroom to observe her daughter and Petra in class, what does Mrs. Van Valck decide?
(a) That her daughter bullies Petra.
(b) That Petra bullies her daughter.
(c) That Petra has black blood.
(d) That Petra is a very intelligent girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pik Prinsloo's professon?

2. For what is Daniel Nxumalo arrested in Chapter Fourteen?

3. Who becomes a "media darling" during the Boer War?

4. Which of the following is not something that the 48-page booklet Detleef creates and requires every citizen to carry contains?

5. Who says that in order to beat the English, the Dutch must first be educated the way they are to have the tools with which to overcome them?

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