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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 new name does Craig decide to give to the property?

2. What portion of Rholands does Peter want in exchange for the funding he arranged for Craig?

3. What happens when the first four bulls arrive on Craig's land?

4. How long does it take to bring Tungata to trial after the set-up?

5. What does the mission school teacher tell Craig when they are alone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Craig Mellow meet with his publisher?

2. How do Craig and Sally-Anne learn that Peter has lied to them?

3. Why does Craig lose all sympathy for Tungata?

4. What does Craig send to Henry Pickering?

5. How does Craig's meeting with his publisher go?

6. What does Captain Nbebi share with Sally-Anne and Craig about Peter?

7. What does Craig do after seeing the devastation at King's Lynn?

8. Do you think Comrade Minister of State's plan was a moral thing to do?

9. What does Sally-Anne share with Craig after they toast his purchase of Rholands Ranch?

10. After Tungata is arrested, how does Craig and Sally-Anne's relationship change?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book opens with Craig Mellow returning to Africa. He sees the state of his family's ranch and longs to take it from destruction and restore it to its former glory. The themes of restoration and destruction run throughout the book. Choose one example of restoration and one example of destruction from the book and discuss how each one took place.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the events starting when Peter comes onto the King's Lynn property with his brigade until Craig and Sally-Anne end up at Empandi.

Essay Topic 3

Choose three of the following characters and write about their role (victim, helper, etc.) in Peter's scheme: Craig, Sally-Anne, Buster, Shadrach, Captain Nbebi, the third brigade.

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