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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Karl's rhino compare to Hemingway's?
(a) It is twice the size.
(b) It is half the age.
(c) It is half the size.
(d) It is twice the age.

3. What type of knife is used to stick the reedbuck that Hemingway shoots?
(a) A skinning knife.
(b) A sticking knife.
(c) A hunting knife.
(d) A pen knife.

4. How is Pop able to shoot elephants in high grass?
(a) He sets fire to the grass and scares them out.
(b) By climbing onto a person's shoulders.
(c) He shoots into the grass randomly.
(d) He can smell where they are.

5. What does Pop tell Hemingway to also shoot?
(a) The ant lions.
(b) The White Hunter.
(c) The rhino.
(d) The water buffalo.

Short Answer Questions

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2. What does Hemingway say is more difficult than poetry?

3. Why is Hemingway's hunting party finding it hard to feel happy for Karl's rhino?

4. What alerts Karl and Dan to the rhino just outside of camp?

5. What does Hemingway believe scares away the greater kudu bulls and ruins the first hunt?

(see the answer key)

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