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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 for the first time in the book in Chapter 27?
(a) Swears.
(b) Sings.
(c) Drives.
(d) Smokes.

2. What is the name of the father figure in the African stories?
(a) David.
(b) Father.
(c) Frank.
(d) Robert.

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

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

5. What does Marita think of the elephant story when she reads it?
(a) She hates it.
(b) She is confused by it.
(c) She loves it.
(d) She is frightened by it.

6. What does Catherine call the elephant story when it is finished?
(a) A piece of crap.
(b) A void of intellect.
(c) A worthless anecdote.
(d) A morbid nothingness.

7. What does Marita want David to do everyday in town?
(a) Read the newspaper.
(b) Get some coffee.
(c) Go for a walk.
(d) Visit the library.

8. How does David feel when he sees what Catherine has done to his African stories?
(a) Humiliated.
(b) Grateful.
(c) Betrayed.
(d) Sick.

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

10. What was the subject of David's first book?
(a) WWI.
(b) WWII.
(c) The Spanish American War.
(d) The Revolutionary War.

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

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

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

14. What does David ask Marita to do for him in Chapter 27?
(a) Help him rewrite the stories.
(b) Avoid Catherine.
(c) Keep him from killing Catherine.
(d) Make love to him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does David's writing flow in the last chapter?

2. What is the name of the boy in the story's African guide?

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

4. What is David doing when Catherine and Marita return in Chapter 17?

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

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