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Elementary questions relating to Newton's laws of motion

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i) If a wall breaks when it gets hit by a cannonball, did the wall exert an equal and opposite force on the cannonball?

ii) Would the force exerted by the cannonball on the wall only be the amount that was needed to break it?

iii) Hypothetically, is it possible for the wall to break but also cause the cannonball to rebound?

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