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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who makes David a meal in Chapter 20?
(a) Madame.
(b) Marita.
(c) Nina.
(d) Catherine.

3. How does Catherine travel to Paris?
(a) By bike.
(b) By bus.
(c) By train.
(d) By boat.

4. What does Catherine call Marita when they return from celebrating about the elephant story?
(a) The girl.
(b) Her mistress.
(c) David's whore.
(d) The other wife.

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

6. How many bullets had been used to kill the female elephant years ago?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

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

8. When does David wake up in the last chapter?
(a) Noon.
(b) Ten.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Before dawn.

9. What does Catherine do after she reads the short story?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Rips it in half.
(c) Throws it at David.
(d) Burns it.

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

11. What is worth a fortune to the boy and his father in Africa?
(a) Ammunition.
(b) Elephant tusks.
(c) Water tanks.
(d) Oil reserves.

12. On what kind of terrain is the bull elephant found?
(a) Harsh rocks.
(b) Cooled lava.
(c) Sand.
(d) Grassy plain.

13. What does Davy wish on the first night of the tracking?
(a) He had brought his dog.
(b) He had not come on the hunt.
(c) He had been stronger.
(d) He had never seen the elephant.

14. Where does David go the minute he gets back from the beach with Catherine and Marita?
(a) The bar.
(b) His workroom.
(c) The restroom.
(d) Catherine's room.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does David feel when he sees what Catherine has done to his African stories?

2. What feeling does David want included in the elephant story?

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

4. What does Catherine want to include in the manuscript?

5. How does Madame feel about David's love triangle?

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