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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 do Sally-Anne and Craig find out about Henry Pickering?

2. Why is Craig not hurt although he is shot at while trying to rescue Tungata?

3. What does Tungata do before taking some of the diamonds from Lobengula's tomb?

4. How does Tungata know for sure that Sarah has been released safely?

5. How does Vusamanzi know the location of King Lobengula's remains?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Craig and Tungata overtake Peter's headquarters?

2. What good happens at the end of the book?

3. Where do Craig, Sally Anne, Sarah and Tungata hide after the Cessna is incapacitated?

4. What does Peter do to try and find the exact whereabouts of Craig and the others?

5. Why do Craig and Tungata leave the cavern?

6. What causes Sally-Anne to go into shock?

7. How do Craig, Captain Nbebi and Sally-Anne work together to try and avoid being killed?

8. Who is Colonel Nikolai Bukharin?

9. How are Craig and the others who survived the prison rescue able to leave the prison?

10. Explain the escape of Craig, Sally-Anne, Tungata and Sarah after Peter is led to the cavern.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The evil of elephant poaching is explored in the book, especially in the first section with The Comrade Minister of State. Using what you learned from the book answer the following questions:

1) Why is poaching such a problem in Africa?

2) Why was Comrade Minister of State's plan called "poaching genius"?

3) Who benefits financially from the poaching of elephants?

Essay Topic 2

Write a three part essay based on the following:

1) The physical outcome of Craig and Sally-Anne's escape.

2) The financial outcome of Craig and Sally-Anne's escape.

3) The political/legal outcome of Craig and Sally-Anne's escape.

Essay Topic 3

Write two paragraphs on each of the following:

1) Captain Nbebi's actions.

2) The consequences for Captain Nbebi's actions.

In another paragraph, answer this question: If Captain Nbebi knew the consequences of his actions would he have made the same choices? Why or why not?

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