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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does David do with everything he has written on the first day he tries to write after his stories have been burned?
(a) Eats it.
(b) Crosses it out.
(c) Shreds it.
(d) Burns it.

2. Who killed the female elephant years before the bull elephant was spotted?
(a) Davy's father.
(b) A poacher.
(c) Davy's uncle.
(d) Juma.

3. What does David drink with his breakfast after Catherine leaves after burning the stories?
(a) Beer.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Absinthe.
(d) Wine.

4. What does Catherine do to David's African stories?
(a) Types them.
(b) Burns them.
(c) Edits them.
(d) Frames them.

5. About what does David say he cares most in Chapter 25?
(a) Catherine.
(b) His writing.
(c) Himself.
(d) Marita.

6. What is the name of the boy in the story's African guide?
(a) Junga.
(b) Jinga.
(c) Junsa.
(d) Juma.

7. How does David feel when he finishes the elephant story?
(a) Happy and relieved.
(b) Fulfilled and exhausted.
(c) Empty and Proud.
(d) Confused and disoriented.

8. How does Madame feel about David's love triangle?
(a) She is not surprised.
(b) She approves.
(c) She is disgusted.
(d) She is oblivious.

9. What does Catherine call David after insulting his grammar?
(a) Foolish.
(b) Clueless.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Illiterate.

10. Where do David and Marita make love for the first time?
(a) The cove.
(b) The writing room.
(c) The garden.
(d) Catherine's bed.

11. How long has David been writing in Chapter 17?
(a) 5 weeks.
(b) 7 weeks.
(c) 4 weeks.
(d) 6 weeks.

12. About what does Marita wonder in Chapter 28?
(a) If she will be a good wife.
(b) If she can love a man.
(c) If she should follow Catherine.
(d) If David is worth the trouble.

13. What does David do after Catherine leaves after burning the stories?
(a) Sleeps.
(b) Goes for a drive.
(c) Heads to the beach.
(d) Goes to a bar.

14. How does David feel about his African story?
(a) It is more real than reality.
(b) It is a burden he must loose.
(c) It is strangely symbolic.
(d) It is his only refuge.

15. What feeling does David want included in the elephant story?
(a) Greed.
(b) Pride.
(c) Despair.
(d) Betrayal.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Catherine say she feels in Chapter 19?

2. Where does Catherine say Marita wants to go in Chapter 17?

3. About what does David know more the second time he writes his short stories?

4. Who convinces David to dismiss his threat after confronting Catherine about showing Marita the manuscript?

5. Where is Marita when David finds her in Chapter 16?

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