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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 gets shot at when darting out of the train?

2. How do the men in the Cadillac get killed?

3. Whom does Mark Anders meet in Fordsburg?

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

5. Who is responsible for John Anders's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What can be said about Storm Courtney's character?

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

4. Why does Mark go to the library?

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

6. How does Mark betray his friend Fergus?

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

8. Why is the Prime Minister honored?

9. What happens to the town of Fordsburg?

10. How does Mark fall into the river?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What can be said of the relationship between the characters in the novel? How do they influence each other?

Essay Topic 2

What is the mood or tone of this novel? Give examples.

Essay Topic 3

What is the author's writing style? Any use of alliterations, puns, etc?

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