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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. How high is the platform?

2. What is the name of the lion?

3. From what country does Henderson catch a plane?

4. What do the villagers kick and mock?

5. Where does Dahfu say Bunam and the executioner are from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Romilayu save Henderson from evil?

2. Describe Dahfu's wife in chapter 18.

3. What bet do Henderson and Dahfu make?

4. What is Henderson's life like as an Sungo?

5. Why must Henderson try and lift the idol?

6. What is Henderson's bad feeling in Chapter Twenty?

7. What does Henderson write in his letter to Lilly?

8. What are Dahfu's dying words to Henderson?

9. Describe Dahfu.

10. Describe Henderson's first morning at the village.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is particularly distinct about African tribal culture? How different do they think it is from Western life? How different is it from other aspects of African life, for example city life? How does tribal life differ from country to country?

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motives? Why? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Bellow's writing style. How would you describe Bellow's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Bellow's style give to the story?

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