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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 does General Sean Courtney tell Mark Anders about their seat in Parliament?

2. Who kills Sean Courtney and Ruth?

3. What are things Mark Anders generally carried with him when he travels?

4. Who falsifies the tracks made by the lion?

5. What can be said of the character of Derek Hunt?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Mark decide to do after he learns of his wife's death?

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

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

6. What happens to Mark and Storm at the end of the book?

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

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

9. What is the misunderstanding between Storm and Mark?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Wilbur Smith has used a lot of details when describing his characters to us. Why do you think the author is so descriptive? Give reasons for your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What in your opinion is the reason the author has show an estranged relationship between father and son as seen between General Sean Courtney and Dirk Courtney?

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