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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 writes a letter to Mark Anderson?

2. Who is Lynette?

3. Who comes down with the malaria?

4. Why do women and children leave Fordsburg?

5. Which is the station being isolated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mark is on a train leaving Ladyburg?

2. Where does Mark get his first job?

3. Why is the Prime Minister honored?

4. What is the surprise Harry Fisher has for Mark?

5. What is the conversation between Dicky Lancome and the General?

6. What is the great emptiness that Mark's grandfather tells him about?

7. What does Mark see when he goes to Andersland?

8. Who is the unwanted guest at the General's party, and what does Mark learn of him?

9. How does Mark fall into the river?

10. What do Fergus and his troops do?

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

How do all the objects used by the author lend credibility to the plot of the novel? Give examples of a few objects the author has used.

Essay Topic 3

What is the author's writing style? Any use of alliterations, puns, etc?

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