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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a new teacher opens a school in Venloo in Chapter Eleven, who is sent there to get a formal education in English?
(a) Detlev Van Doorn.
(b) Adriaan DeGroot.
(c) Johanna Van Doorn.
(d) Maria Steyn.

2. What honor does Queen Victoria bestow on Richard Saltwood for his many actions on England's behalf in Africa?
(a) A gold medal.
(b) An earldom.
(c) A knighthood.
(d) A new estate in England.

3. What law do the English pass at the beginning of Chapter Eight?
(a) A law prohibiting the Dutch from voting.
(b) A law making cattle theft punishable by death.
(c) A law giving black South Africans the same rights as whites.
(d) A law requiring mandatory military service for all men.

4. To where do the English send their prisoners in the Boer Wars?
(a) To prisons in France.
(b) To prisons in Scotland.
(c) To farms outside London.
(d) To concentration camps.

5. How old is Paulus DeGroot during the war with the English?
(a) He's in his thirties.
(b) He's in his forties.
(c) He's in his sixties.
(d) He's in his twenties.

6. What is the response of the Dutch families in the south to the inquiry about their willingness to unite with the Dutch families in the north against the English?
(a) They want to remain neutral in any conflict.
(b) They are already actively fighting the English.
(c) They support the English.
(d) They readily agree to fight the English.

7. Who declares war on October 10, 1899?
(a) The English.
(b) The French.
(c) The Boers.
(d) The Zulus.

8. What is the size of Pik Prinsloo's big diamond find in the stream?
(a) A four carat diamond.
(b) A two carat diamond.
(c) A six carat diamond.
(d) A five carat diamond.

9. Who is the leader of the Venloo Commandos?
(a) Paulus DeGroot.
(b) Jakob Van Doorn.
(c) Micah Nxumalo.
(d) Christoffel Steyn.

10. Who becomes a "media darling" during the Boer War?
(a) Jakob Van Doorn.
(b) Sybilla DeGroot.
(c) Paulus DeGroot.
(d) Micah Nxumalo.

11. What is the Broederbond?
(a) A mine workers' union.
(b) A secret brotherhood that works to empower Afrikaners.
(c) A mining company.
(d) A rugby team.

12. With whom does Philip fall in love while in Africa?
(a) Sannie Van Doorn.
(b) Carrie Nxumalo.
(c) Kathryn Troxel.
(d) Angelina Troxel.

13. What mining company is interested in investigating the area in which Prinsloo finds his big diamond to see if it has potential for yielding more of the precious gems?
(a) South African Mining Company.
(b) Amalgamated Mining Company.
(c) Caria African Mining Company.
(d) Van Doorn Mining Company.

14. What does Frank Saltwood discover about Zimbabwe in Chapter Nine?
(a) It has been burned by the Zulus.
(b) It has been seized by the Portuguese.
(c) It was built by native Africans, which negates Cecil's theory.
(d) It is filled with diamonds.

15. Who are the Venloo Commandos?
(a) A group of Dutch burghers who fight the English.
(b) A group of Dutch burghers who fight the Zulus.
(c) A group of English soldiers who fight the Dutch burghers.
(d) Actors in a play.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Heather do once her punishment is over?

2. What sport does Detleef Van Doorn play?

3. What happens to residents of Sophiatown in 1955?

4. What is the name of Richard Saltwood's South African estate?

5. For what is Moses Nxumalo stopped by the police?

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