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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4, Pages 151 - 202.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title that the members of the mess are known by?
(a) The Swells.
(b) The Robbers.
(c) The Gents.
(d) The Land Baron.

2. Who sets up the meeting for Zouga Ballantyne and the "nameless" man?
(a) Kamuza.
(b) Jan Cheroot.
(c) Cecil Rhodes.
(d) John Werner.

3. What is the name of Zouga's Hottentot retainer?
(a) Jock Danby.
(b) Neville Pickering.
(c) Jan Cheroot.
(d) Black Thomas.

4. When Zouga realizes that the ground is giving way, to whom does he shout a warning on the road with their cart?
(a) Bazo.
(b) Jordan.
(c) Jan.
(d) Ralph.

5. Where did Zouga first meet his wife?
(a) In Madrid.
(b) In New York.
(c) In Cape Horn.
(d) In London.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Zouga and his family first arrive in Colesberg, about how many people are already encamped there?

2. What is one of the conditions under which Zouga's meeting with the nameless man takes place?

3. What does the author liken the digging frenzy to?

4. Who comes to visit Zouga to "inform" him of what wages he can pay, per the Digger's Committee?

5. What "treasures" are the tribal warriors in search of that caused them to leave their homeland?

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