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

2. Whom does Mark Anders shoot when at the Crown Mine's haulage?

3. Why is Mark Anders stunned when he talks to General Sean Courtney?

4. Who is the father of Storm's son?

5. Who offers money to Mark Anders?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the news that Ruth gets on the phone?

2. Why does Storm lose her temper?

3. Why does Mark feel a sense of purpose?

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

5. How does the General get killed and by whom?

6. Why does Harry kill himself?

7. What does Mark tell Storm to do when she tells him about all that the difficulties she has faced so far in her life?

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

9. Why is Mark stunned when talking to the General when he asks him about Storm?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast any three characters from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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