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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Duff take Sean to get his mind off things when he wants to quit?
(a) He takes him out into the wilderness to relax.
(b) He takes him back home for a visit.
(c) To get drunk at the Opera House, a local cat house.
(d) He treats him with a stay at the hotel.

2. Who comes to bring Garrick home?
(a) Waite.
(b) Ada.
(c) Sean.
(d) Anne.

3. In what new venture do Dufford and Sean have a fifty-fifty partnership?
(a) Farming.
(b) Cattle herding.
(c) Mining for gold.
(d) Mining for diamonds.

4. Who saves Sean in return for saving his life?
(a) Garrick
(b) Steff
(c) Waite
(d) Mbejane

5. When men get trapped in a mudslide at Little Sister, what do Sean and Duff decide?
(a) They ask that all the families be notified right away.
(b) They rush out to see what's happened.
(c) They don't do anything. There is nothing they can do.
(d) They ask it be kept a secret until after the day of trading.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Garrick anxiously await as he recovers?

2. What do Duff and Sean find the night they receive their last possible amount of money?

3. While celebrating, what do Sean and Duff find out from Candy?

4. How do Sean and Duff start to spend their fortune?

5. What role does Garrick play in the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What drives Sean to go look for a fight in Chapter 1?

2. What are the moral implications of Garrick continuing to manipulate Sean into doing his chores in Chapter 13?

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

4. How does the Courtney family prepare to leave for war on New Years Day in Chapter 16?

5. How does the way that Anna and Garrick marry in Chapter 22 symbolize their relationship?

6. How does Garrick feel about his heroic act in Chapter 20?

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

8. Why does Garrick black out at Baboon Stroom in Chapter 31?

9. How do Anna's feelings for Garrick change through Chapters 22 - 24 during their honeymoon?

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

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