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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the hotel where Link is staying in South Africa?
(a) Iguana Rock.
(b) Summer Breeze.
(c) Coventry Gardens.
(d) Lion's Gate.

2. What sort of handcuffs is Link using at the beginning of the book?
(a) American army.
(b) Russian military police.
(c) Cheap props.
(d) Regulation British police.

3. What does one of the papers that reports on Link's saving Katya call the situation?
(a) A publicity stunt.
(b) A tragedy.
(c) A call to arms.
(d) A scene from one of his movies.

4. A couple of days after his return, Link rides out to _____ to see the horses.
(a) The Falls.
(b) The Greens.
(c) The Arbor.
(d) The Downs.

5. Who is also in Johannesburg with Conrad?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Nerissa.
(c) Evan Pentelow.
(d) Stephen Childs.

6. What is the name of the South African monetary unit that Danilo uses to bet on the race?
(a) Sterling.
(b) Shilling.
(c) Mark.
(d) Rand.

7. What brand of recorder does the sound-mixer use?
(a) Yamaha.
(b) Nagra.
(c) Neve.
(d) Mackie.

8. Where had the van Huren's four-year-old horse finished at the Dunlop Gold Cup a month earlier?
(a) Third.
(b) Last.
(c) Fifth.
(d) First.

9. What is the name of Nerissa's horse that Link sees getting ready for the fourth race?
(a) Chink.
(b) Sharkey.
(c) Shooter.
(d) Extreme.

10. What is Charlie's real name?
(a) Cheryl.
(b) Charisse.
(c) Carla.
(d) Charlotte.

11. What type of sports car is Link filming in?
(a) An Astin-Martin.
(b) A Triumph.
(c) A Ferrari.
(d) A Special.

12. Where does Terry keep the fresh magazines for the Arriflex?
(a) The make-up trailer.
(b) The glove compartment.
(c) The cooler.
(d) The icebox.

13. Where does Link read the leading-sires tables on Nerissa's horses?
(a) The Weekly Canter.
(b) The Horse and Hound.
(c) The Dog and Pony.
(d) The Equine News.

14. What is the brand name of binoculars that Link uses to watch the horses?
(a) Nikon.
(b) Zeiss.
(c) Canon.
(d) Alpen.

15. What is the name of Link's daughter?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Diane.
(c) Anne.
(d) Libby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Link meets Danilo for the first time as he is on his way over to the _____.

2. What is the name of the guide assigned to Link when he goes riding?

3. How does Link initially characterize Katya when she approaches accompanied by Roderick Hodge?

4. What drink does Quentin van Huren offer Link?

5. What does Danilo fetch when he is flanked by two van Hurens?

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