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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 does Catherine call David in Chapter 23?

2. What does Juma call elephant mates?

3. Where do David and Marita go when they are alone?

4. How long does it take David to finish his short story?

5. What does David ask Marita to do for him in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Catherine ask David to do after he writes the part about Davy on the hunt, and what is his response?

2. What does Catherine say that makes David uncomfortable in Chapter 17?

3. What is different when David wakes up in the last chapter?

4. What happens to David as he writes his short story about Africa?

5. What does Madame tell David after his short stories have been destroyed?

6. What does Marita try to do for David after Catherine has destroyed his short stories?

7. What do David and Marita do while alone in their cove after he finishes his first short story?

8. What does David do when he gets back from the beach with the girls after finishing the elephant story?

9. What does Catherine do when she comes into the house in Chapter 20?

10. What makes it easier for David to write the African stories the second time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the theme of diversity shown in this book, and which characters are most affected by this?

Essay Topic 2

How does the relationship between the three lovers change throughout the course of the plot, and how do these changes affect the characters around them?

Essay Topic 3

David endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials, and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

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