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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 Craig Mellow's purpose in returning to Africa?

2. Who do Craig and Sally-Anne find out is the real master poacher?

3. What does Peter promise Craig and Sally-Anne if they cooperate?

4. According to Craig, what will the Matabele-style slaying in Section 6 lead to?

5. Tungata leaves messages for two people before going to prison. Who are the messages for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Craig is obsessed with restoring his family ranch to its former glory?

2. What does Craig spend his first 2 million dollars of restoration money on?

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

4. Explain why Craig is not shocked by the counter offer from the owners of Rholands Ranching Company.

5. Explain the situation between Craig and the warriors he encounters on King's Lynn.

6. Explain the details of Tungata's trial.

7. What does Craig give the warriors when he leaves King's Lynn?

8. Why does Craig want to go back to Africa?

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 theme of poverty and wealth is discussed in the book as shown by the government and the people. Applying what you learned about Zimbabwe's contrast of poverty and wealth answer the following questions:

1) Why is there such a contrast between poverty and wealth?

2) What can be done to fix the problem?

3) Who created the problem? Why do you think this?

Essay Topic 2

Sally-Anne has become very involved in the planning of Zambezi Waters. Write an essay describing her role with specific examples of what she has done to help.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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