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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Duff going to get a stamp mill from?
(a) Candella Rautenbach.
(b) Candy Charleywood.
(c) Francois du Toit.
(d) Norman Hradsky.

2. How was Sean ambushed during the Chelmsford campaign?
(a) He was scouting ahead looking for cattle.
(b) He was tricked by Mbejane.
(c) He was lured by a small party of Zulu warriors.
(d) He was searching for water.

3. Where are the men from Ladyburg going to fight?
(a) In the countryside.
(b) Theunis Kraal.
(c) Natal.
(d) Zululand.

4. Who does Sean torment endlessly during school?
(a) Garrick.
(b) Ms. Courtney.
(c) Anna.
(d) Mr. Clark.

5. Who gives Sean and his new acquaintance a rock to examine?
(a) The bartender.
(b) Someone at their camp.
(c) A prospector in the bar.
(d) A friend of Mbejane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Garrick believe happened between Sean and Anna?

2. How long does it take to reopen Little Sister?

3. What happens when Garrick goes down the hall with the gun to find Sean?

4. What did Sean tell Duff about his past?

5. Of the twins, Sean is:

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how both Garrick and Anna feel about Sean's return in Chapter 25.

2. Anna has ulterior motives in visiting Garrick, but did he have ulterior motives when he asked her to marry him in Chapter 21?

3. How could Garrick have approached the conflict differently with his brother in Chapter 30?

4. Why does Ada really leave Theunis Kraal in Chapter 25?

5. Why does the Digger's Committee take on more social responsibility in Chapter 13?

6. What feelings and emotions does Sean have as a result of Garrick's accident in Chapter 3?

7. How does the Courtney family prepare to leave for war on New Years Day in Chapter 16?

8. What are the moral implications of Garrick continuing to manipulate Sean into doing his chores in Chapter 13?

9. How does the relationship between Anna and Sean change between Chapters 10 - 12?

10. Did Duff and Sean handle the mudslide right? How could they have handled it differently?

(see the answer keys)

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