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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. Who comes out of the shadow when Mark Anders meets the person outside his house?

2. What sound do Mark Anders and Storm hear when they are together in their house at Chaka's gate?

3. Who goes to visit Dirk Courtney after Hobday makes all the confessions?

4. Who spots the pair of lions?

5. Where does Mark Anders see Storm when he goes to visit her at Umhlanga Rocks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mark decide to do after he learns of his wife's death?

2. How does the General get hit when he is the Cadillac?

3. What is the incident that occurs when Mark and Pungushe are riding together?

4. Why does Mark feel a sense of purpose?

5. Why does Mark go to Umhlanga Rocks, and what does he see there?

6. What can be said about the man Derek Hunt?

7. How do Mark and Pungushe lead Dirk and his company astray?

8. What happens to Mark and Storm at the end of the book?

9. How does Mark get hold of Hobday?

10. What can be said of the relationship between Mark and Marion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In your opinion, how does Wilbur Smith bring his characters to life?

Essay Topic 2

What is the importance of the sniper team in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

How do all the objects used by the author lend credibility to the plot of the novel? Give examples of a few objects the author has used.

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