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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 else apart from Dirk Courtney bets on money?

2. Whom does Mark Anders take for a drive?

3. Which character does NOT benefit from the sale of Andersland?

4. What are the feelings inside of Mark Anders when he sends a telegram?

5. Why does General Courtney visit Dicky Lancome?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the General disappointed when he goes to his office?

2. What happens to the town of Fordsburg?

3. What is a cuthbert and why is it used by Fergus MacDonald?

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

5. What scares Peter when he meets Dirk?

6. Why does Mark go to the library?

7. Whom does Mark meet at the studio?

8. Why is the Prime Minister honored?

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

10. Why is Mark Anders forced to flee Ladyburg?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of the women in this novel, and what do they represent?

Essay Topic 3

What is the importance of the sniper team in the novel?

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