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

2. How much money does Mark Anders actually want?

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

4. Who lures Hobday out of his camp?

5. What is Storm asking Mark Anders to do when he visits her studio?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Mark when he is riding his horse?

2. How does Marion get killed?

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

4. What does Mark do when he meets Storm on the beach at Umhlanga Rocks?

5. What is the misunderstanding between Storm and Mark?

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

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

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

9. What happens when Mark is out on one of his patrols in Chaka's Gate?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A Sparrow Falls has elements of danger, adventure, and romance. Do you agree? Give examples from this novel.

Essay Topic 2

In your opinion, how does Wilbur Smith bring his characters to life?

Essay Topic 3

How has the author depicted his love for preservation of wild life in the novel?

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