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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 do Capstick and his party hide when they hear a charging rhino?

2. How did Changa save a client when a cobra spat in his eyes?

3. What does Capstick say killing a hippo can lead to?

4. What does a common myth say a crocodile uses to knock its victim into the water?

5. What does Capstick leave the restroom to retrieve?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the crocodile attack on the woman in Chapter 6.

2. Describe the different varieties of mamba snakes.

3. Why is the rhinoceros so dangerous?

4. Describe how a hippopotamus attacked a native family in Chapter 5.

5. What does Alan Root describe in his article?

6. How do crocodiles kill their prey?

7. What do they find inside the crocodile in Chapter 6.

8. Why are hippopotami important to the ecosystem?

9. When is a hippopotamus likely to attack?

10. Where does Charlie disappear to in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Choose one of the following snakes and examine when they are most likely to attack, how they attack and how to save someone somebody who has been attacked by that snake:

1) Black mamba

2) Cobra

3) Puff adder

Essay Topic 3

Discuss differences between the novel and autobiography formats. What are the main elements of a novel? What are the main elements of an autobiography? What can novelists express that an autobiographer cannot? How can autobiographies keep to the facts while still maintaining a level of entertainment?

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