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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the assault that Dan wants to discuss happen?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Bantu.
(c) Paris.
(d) Johannesburg.

2. What does the general manager die of?
(a) Shock.
(b) Disease.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Anger.

3. Who does Rod take with him as he goes to work at his new office?
(a) Howie.
(b) Manfred.
(c) Lucille.
(d) Fred.

4. Who is one of the finest drill operators in the mining industry?
(a) Howard.
(b) Allen.
(c) Lucille.
(d) Fred.

5. Who has been bitten by a stink bug?
(a) Teresa.
(b) Peter.
(c) Rod.
(d) Manfred.

6. What does the person watching Rod leave the Steyner house do for a second time?
(a) Wash hands.
(b) Pray.
(c) Write furiously.
(d) Laugh.

7. Who feels the earth shake in Chapter 1?
(a) Peter.
(b) Mary Anne.
(c) Big King.
(d) Rod.

8. When Big King leads his Shangaan's back to Dump town at a trot, what is he singing?
(a) Love songs.
(b) Peace songs.
(c) Nationality songs.
(d) Fighting songs.

9. After the blasting is done, how many bodies are recovered from the mine?
(a) 4.
(b) 12.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

10. Whose help does Manfred need to pay his debt?
(a) Allen's wife.
(b) Rod's daughter.
(c) King's brother.
(d) Teresa's grandfather.

11. What propels Manfred to lose at a specific game, despite knowing the odds are suicidal from a financial standpoint?
(a) Rain.
(b) Bad luck.
(c) Pathology.
(d) Competition.

12. When Rod visits Joseph's station, what is he doing?
(a) Writing.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Sweeping.
(d) Sleeping.

13. Where are Teresa and Rod left alone in Chapter 33?
(a) Baccarat.
(b) Johannesburg.
(c) Mazerati.
(d) Aterah.

14. What does Rod's host share with him in Chapter 7 about himself?
(a) Future.
(b) Career.
(c) Fears.
(d) Finances.

15. What does Rod read in Chapter 12?
(a) Tempest.
(b) Beowulf.
(c) New York Times.
(d) Playboy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much Rand does Manfred owe in his gambling debt?

2. Who does Rod convince to go with him when he meets Teresa in Chapter 33?

3. Who does Rod give some time off the stopes after the accident?

4. Who is is one of the richest and most influential men in Africa?

5. Who approaches Rod and tells him that his boss boy has finished his ticket?

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