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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 is responsible for John Anders's death?

2. Who is a member of the Central Committee?

3. How many are dead in the Scottish Transvaal company?

4. Who does Mark Anders see on the way to Cape Town?

5. Who decides to leave with Mark Anders to Fordsburg?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mark feel a sense of destiny?

2. Who is the unwanted guest at the General's party, and what does Mark learn of him?

3. Where does Mark get his first job?

4. How does Mark betray his friend Fergus?

5. Who is Marion Littlejohn?

6. How does Mark fall into the river?

7. What does Mark see when he goes to Andersland?

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

9. What is the conversation between Dicky Lancome and the General?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is the protagonist in A Sparrow Falls? How does the protagonist fit in the plot of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

How does Wilbur Smith's own life and his past get reflected in A Sparrow Falls?

Essay Topic 3

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

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