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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does P.O.M. get the men to talk about?
(a) More kudu hunting.
(b) The inadequacy of modern writers.
(c) World topics.
(d) Leather pants.

2. What makes Hemingway anxious to hunt with only one hour of light left?
(a) Garrick recommends it.
(b) The Roman thinks that there will be rain the next day.
(c) He is scared of catching a disease at camp.
(d) The last hour can be the best hour.

3. The oryx are similar to what other animal?
(a) Swahili reed buck.
(b) Masai donkeys.
(c) Kalahari antelope.
(d) Grant's gazelles.

4. What has gotten M'Cola worried?
(a) A nearby simba.
(b) Almost getting run over by a waterbuck.
(c) The lack of kudu bull.
(d) Rival hunters taking all the game.

5. How does the larger kudu bull killed by Hemingway compare to Karl's?
(a) Twice as big.
(b) Thrice as big.
(c) The same size.
(d) Smaller but a more beautiful specimen.

6. Why might the animals be aware of the hunting party?
(a) Light coming from their torchlight.
(b) An absence of shelter for them to hide under.
(c) The breeze is scattering their scent.
(d) M'cola accidentally lets off his gun.

7. Which tracker would Hemingway like to shoot in the behind?
(a) Abdullah.
(b) M'Cola.
(c) Kamau the Kikuyu.
(d) The uneducated Garrick.

8. How does Hemingway hand the Springfield to M'cola?
(a) Loaded with a round still in the chamber.
(b) He gives it to him boltless.
(c) It is thrown to him.
(d) With the safety off.

9. What is the most obvious difference between male and female sable?
(a) Only the male has horns.
(b) Females have stripes.
(c) They are different colors.
(d) The male is a lot larger.

10. Which item of Hemingway's clothing does M'cola take?
(a) A quail-shooting coat.
(b) A corduroy sleeveless jacket.
(c) White khaki shorts.
(d) His stetson hat.

11. What is best to do in the morning before the sun comes out?
(a) Hunt kudu bull.
(b) Hunt sable.
(c) Drink chai tea.
(d) Drink whiskey.

12. What is an askari?
(a) A lesser kudu bull that escapes.
(b) A greater kudu bull that escapes.
(c) The greater kudu bull that guards the lesser kudu.
(d) The lesser bull that guards the greater kudu.

13. What does Hemingway believe has scared away the kudu?
(a) A shenzi.
(b) The Austrian's lorry.
(c) The bad weather.
(d) American women.

14. Why does Hemingway instruct Kamau to drive faster?
(a) They are rushed and out of time.
(b) He enjoys the thrill of riding in a fast car.
(c) He is annoyed by the presence of the Masai.
(d) To save the Masai from humiliation.

15. What is beautiful for a while but then goes bad?
(a) Smoking a cuban cigar.
(b) A revolution.
(c) Marriage to a Turkish wife.
(d) A French riot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the first camp they had in Africa located?

2. Where is the new country they head to in search of unsophisticated kudu?

3. What does Hemingway solemnly look at each morning?

4. Where was the last time they had ducks?

5. What does a principal Somali cattle buyer carry?

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