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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it that Hemingway thinks makes him unhappy?
(a) Doing nothing for other people.
(b) When he thinks of other people.
(c) That he has been very lucky.
(d) Being in the Prado.

2. Why is Hemingway worried about the 17th February?
(a) No hunting is allowed after that date.
(b) It is his mother's birthday.
(c) That is when he finds out if his wife is pregnant.
(d) It is the last safe date to leave.

3. Who finds the group of eight buffalo?
(a) M'Cola.
(b) Pop.
(c) Droopy.
(d) The local guide.

4. Who was meant to wear the U.S. Army khaki tunic given away by Pop?
(a) Droopy.
(b) Charo.
(c) M'cola.
(d) Hemingway.

5. What makes the nasty stink in the forest?
(a) Elephant manure.
(b) Baboon droppings.
(c) Old rhino.
(d) A wounded buffalo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hemingway suggest is wrong with Kandisky's broken down car?

2. What was Hemingway aiming for when he shot the reedbuck?

3. Who does Hemingway's wife think is the greatest writer in America?

4. How does Hemingway know he has killed the bull before he has even seen it?

5. Whose shot actually kills the first Lion?

(see the answer key)

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