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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does David call he and Marita on the first day he tries to write after his stories have been burned?
(a) The Bournes.
(b) The ever afters.
(c) The couple.
(d) The one.

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

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

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

5. Which story does David rewrite in the last chapter?
(a) The giraffe description.
(b) The Rifle story.
(c) The elephant story.
(d) The first one.

6. How long does it take David to finish his short story?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 4 weeks.
(d) 4 days.

7. What is the subject of David's short stories?
(a) His dreams.
(b) Africa.
(c) His relationship with Catherine.
(d) His father's childhood.

8. About what does David know more the second time he writes his short stories?
(a) Davy.
(b) Himself.
(c) Africa.
(d) His father.

9. What will Juma not let Davy do?
(a) Go to the tavern.
(b) Shoot a gun.
(c) Drink beer.
(d) Carry a rifle.

10. What does David think is wrong with Catherine?
(a) She has a tumor.
(b) She is insane.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is drinking too much.

11. Where is Marita when David finds her in Chapter 16?
(a) The beach.
(b) The garden.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) His bed.

12. How does Catherine say she feels in Chapter 19?
(a) Tired.
(b) Ignored.
(c) Old.
(d) Ugly.

13. What does David say he wants to do after seeing what Catherine has done to his African stories?
(a) Marry her again.
(b) Kill her.
(c) Divorce her.
(d) Make love to her.

14. What does Davy decide when they reach the female elephant corpse?
(a) He will never be greedy about money.
(b) He will never tell anyone anything again.
(c) He will never hunt again.
(d) He will never eat a living thing.

15. With what does Catherine compare burning David's stories?
(a) Taking his pride.
(b) Killing a child.
(c) Committing suicide.
(d) Hurting his soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells David that Catherine has left for Paris?

2. Who is with David after Catherine leaves after burning the stories?

3. What does David love most about writing his African stories?

4. When does David wake up in the last chapter?

5. Why does Catherine say she owns the African stories?

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