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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. What animal does Capstick describe in this chapter?

2. What word does Capstick use to describe a buffalo's sense of smell?

3. What does Capstick use to kill the leopard?

4. Why did Capstick give up elephant killing?

5. What is the Cape Buffalo sometime referred to as?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the elephant species.

2. In what two ways do elephants kill humans?

3. How do elephants destroy the environment?

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

5. What happens to Peter Hankin in Chapter 1?

6. How does the cape buffalo kill the local man in Chapter 4?

7. How do the hunters kill the lioness which eats Hankin?

8. Why is it so difficult to kill wild elephants?

9. How do Antonio and Capstick kill the elephant in Chapter 2?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Compare African and western cultures.

1) What are the differences between the two cultures?

2) In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

3) How have Westerners damaged the African environment including the wildlife?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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