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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 a cobra often direct its venom?

2. Who do safaris provide rhino hunts to?

3. What makes it difficult to shoot crocodiles?

4. What does Capstick compare missing a hippo at six feet to?

5. Why are women often a crocodile's most common victim?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Charlie disappear to in Chapter 7?

2. Describe crocodiles.

3. What happens to the rhinoceros when Capstick shoots it in the base of its horn?

4. What makes a crocodile attack so unnerving for observers?

5. How do cobra snakes attack their enemies?

6. What does Alan Root describe in his article?

7. Describe the hippo attack on Alan and his wife.

8. Why does Capstick give rhinoceros hunting less attention than other forms of hunting in the book?

9. Where does Capstick eventually find the snake?

10. Describe the career of J. A. Hunter.

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

Look at the structure of the book.

1) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's ideas?

2) Examine the way Capstick uses other people in his book to express his ideas.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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