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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at Fergus MacDonald's house when people arrive at dawn?

2. Who is issued the party card?

3. What is Emoyeni?

4. Where does Mark Anders get a job?

5. Who shoots Mark Anders?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mark go to the library?

2. How does Mark continue his research of the Courtney family?

3. What do Fergus and his troops do?

4. What happens at Fergus's home after he gets the telegram?

5. Why is the Prime Minister honored?

6. Why is Mark Anders forced to flee Ladyburg?

7. How do Mark and Storm come to an agreement when it is time for him to leave?

8. What is the surprise Harry Fisher has for Mark?

9. Why does Mark feel a sense of destiny?

10. What is the great emptiness that Mark's grandfather tells him about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character or characters play the role of an antagonist in the novel? How? Give examples.

Essay Topic 2

How are the male characters in this novel a representation of masculinity?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast any three characters from the novel.

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