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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. Where does Capstick shoot the buffalo to kill it?

2. What does Capstick say there is no such thing as?

3. What does Colin put in the lion's throat?

4. What is the brand of the bottle Silent uses?

5. What does Capstick do with the dead lion?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Capstick kill the lion in Chapter 1?

2. Why is it technically incorrect to call leopards panthers?

3. In what two ways do elephants kill humans?

4. Describe elephant ivory tusks.

5. How does the buffalo injure Capstick?

6. How does July's only surviving son disappear?

7. How does the local man deal with the cape buffalo charging at him in Chapter 4?

8. How does Capstick kill the leopard in Chapter 3?

9. Describe the African Cape Buffalo.

10. Why does Capstick think elephants are misrepresented in the media?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Examine Capstick's representation of him himself in the book.

1) How does Capstick represent himself in the book and what affect does it have on the book's meaning?

2) In what way is Capstick's representation of himself typical?

Essay Topic 3

What makes leopards Africa's best predators? How does Capstick show how the leopard's superior hunting skills are a serious danger to humans? How can either a human or animal defeat the leopard?

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