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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. How does Sean escape the Zulu column pursuing him?

2. What does Hradsky call the men together to discuss?

3. Duff and Sean receive information that someone is looking to purchase valuable stakes. Who do some of the most valuable stakes belong to?

4. Who do Sean and Duff meet along the way that owes Duff a debt?

5. Where does Garrick regain consciousness?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Anna's feelings for Garrick change through Chapters 22 - 24 during their honeymoon?

2. What are the potential implications of Sean's ideas on saving and making money during difficult times in Chapter 15?

3. How would you describe the blossoming friendship between Sean and Duff in Chapters 1 - 4?

4. What are Sean and Duff able to do with all the money from the leader of gold they found?

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

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

7. What drives Sean to go look for a fight in Chapter 1?

8. Does Anna fully understood the magnitude of the lie she told Garrick?

9. How does Anna's reaction to each brother effect Garrick in Chapter 9?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is "blackwater"? What is the danger of contracting Malaria during this time? Is it a common disease? Sean knows immediately upon seeing the blackwater what is wrong with Katrina. How does Katrina's illness impact her, Sean, and their family?

Essay Topic 2

How does the title of the book relate to the story? Does it relate to a particular part of the story or the story overall? What does the title symbolize? What feeling was the author trying to portray through the title?

Essay Topic 3

The stock exchange set up by the men in Johannesburg is not unlike today's stock market. They are able to use tactics to make stock prices go up and down in order to accompany what they want. Compare these actions to today's market and explain how they are able to manipulate it.

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