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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 shoots Mark Anders?

2. Who is Harry Fisher?

3. Whom does Emoyeni belong to?

4. How do the men in the Cadillac get killed?

5. What is a cuthbert?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mark go to the Post Office?

2. What happens at Fergus's home after he gets the telegram?

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

4. Why does Mark feel a sense of destiny?

5. Why does Mark feel guilty when he is at the General's home talking to the Prime Minister?

6. Who is Marion Littlejohn?

7. Why did Dirk Courtney and his compatriots kill John Anders?

8. How does Mark betray his friend Fergus?

9. What can be said about Storm Courtney's character?

10. What do Fergus and his troops do?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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