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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. Whom does Mark Anders meet in Fordsburg?
(a) Fergus MacDonald and his wife Helena.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Only Fergus MacDonald.
(d) Only Helena.

2. Who gets shot at when darting out of the train?
(a) Hobday.
(b) Mark Anders.
(c) The Zulu man.
(d) Dirk Courtney.

3. From whom does Mark Anders receive a letter?
(a) Fergus MacDonald.
(b) Dick Courtney.
(c) General Sean Courtney.
(d) Helena.

4. Who is alone at home with Helena?
(a) Helena's cousin.
(b) Mark Anders.
(c) The butler.
(d) Harry Fisher.

5. Who is Dennis?
(a) Ronald Pye's brother-in-law.
(b) Ronald Pye's friend.
(c) Ronald Pye's nephew.
(d) Ronald Pye's cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which lady is told about the seduction that takes place in Mark Anders's cabin in Cape Town?

2. Who is Helena?

3. Who is Peter?

4. For whom does Marion Littlejohn ask for help?

5. Who bombs the police station in Fordsburg?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mark feel guilty when he is at the General's home talking to the Prime Minister?

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

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

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

5. Who is Marion Littlejohn?

6. What is the relationship between Dirk and Dennis?

7. How does Mark fall into the river?

8. What happens when Mark is on a train leaving Ladyburg?

9. Why did Dirk Courtney and his compatriots kill John Anders?

10. Describe the fighting scene between the Prime Minister, Mark Anders, and the General on one side with Fergus and his men on the other.

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