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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 spots the pair of lions?

2. Who kills Sean Courtney and Ruth?

3. What happens when Mark Anders gets the right moment for a perfect shot to shoot the lioness?

4. How much money does Mark Anders actually want?

5. Which direction has the lioness taken her cubs to after she senses a change in the weather?

Short Essay Questions

1. What can be said of the relationship between Mark and Marion?

2. What are Hobday's crimes and who is noting them down?

3. What is the misunderstanding between Storm and Mark?

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

5. How do Mark and Pungushe lead Dirk and his company astray?

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

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

8. Why does Storm lose her temper?

9. How does the General get hit when he is the Cadillac?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does the relationship between General Sean Courtney and his estranged son gain momentum in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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

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