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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 news does Waite bring from Pietermaritzburg?

2. What ideas does Sean have to save and make money?

3. When does Anna tell Sean the truth about her pregnancy?

4. Who does Sean meet during a bar fight?

5. What are Garrick's first words as he recovers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Sean and Duff find out claim jumpers are coming and why in Chapter 8?

3. Even though everyone is nervous, why does Sean want to fight the largest man first?

4. What happened as a result of Sean leaving Theunis Kraal without talking to his brother in Chapter 30?

5. Why do Sean, Duff, and other stake holders form the Digger's Committee in Chapter 9?

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

7. Is the way the orderly officer reacts to the regiment in Chapter 18 appropriate? Why or why not?

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

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

10. Sean trusts Duff with the rest of his money in Chapter 6 after knowing him for a short period of time. Was that a wise move?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

"When the Lion Feeds" takes place in Africa during the late 1800's. What else is going on in the world? Are there other events taking place around the world that impact Africa? Do you think world politics impact the main characters of the story? Why or why not?

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