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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 is Mark Anders's reaction when he see General Sean Courtney?

2. Who is hit at the Crown Mine's haulage?

3. Who kills the soldiers when they are all bunched up?

4. Whom does Dirk Courtney ask to play the role of a doctor?

5. Who offers money to Mark Anders?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Storm lose her temper?

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

5. Is Mark able to kill the lioness? Why or why not?

6. What can be said of Dirk's ambitions for his party?

7. Why is the General angry when Mark gets money from Dirk?

8. What is the conversation between Dirk and the General?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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