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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 when Mark Anders gets the right moment for a perfect shot to shoot the lioness?

2. What does Marion realize when she goes to pick mushrooms?

3. How much money is offered to Mark Anders?

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

5. Whom does Mark Anders go in search for in Chapter 121?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the General appear so old when Mark goes to meet him?

2. What is the change Mark notices when the General and the Prime Minister lose their seats in the Parliament?

3. Why is the General angry when Mark gets money from Dirk?

4. Why does Harry kill himself?

5. Why does Mark feel a sense of purpose?

6. What is the conversation Mark and Pungushe have when Mark Anders returns to Chaka's Gate?

7. What is the misunderstanding between Storm and Mark?

8. When Mark and Storm are together in Chaka's gate, what is the sound they hear outside of their home?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of the women in this novel, and what do they represent?

Essay Topic 2

Why is the novel called A Sparrow Falls? What or whom does the word "sparrow" represent?

Essay Topic 3

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

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