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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is with David after Catherine leaves after burning the stories?
(a) The image of an elephant.
(b) Davy.
(c) Marita.
(d) Madame.

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

5. How does David's writing flow in the last chapter?
(a) Effortlessly.
(b) Difficultly.
(c) Slowly.
(d) He needs to be prompted by Martia.

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

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

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

9. What does David threaten when Catherine says she is not sorry for showing Marita the manuscript?
(a) Not to finish the book.
(b) To leave her.
(c) To take her part out of the book.
(d) To burn the book.

10. What does David love most about writing his African stories?
(a) He is escaping Catherine.
(b) He is revisiting his father.
(c) He is expressing deep thoughts.
(d) He is in control.

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

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

13. What are Marita and Catherine drinking when David finds them and confronts Catherine about showing Marita his manuscript?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Absinthe.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Beer.

14. What does David do with Marita once he stops writing on the first day he tries to write after his stories have been burned?
(a) Makes love.
(b) Goes for a drive.
(c) Eats dinner.
(d) Goes swimming.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marita ask David to do when they are alone and speaking about Catherine?

2. What does Marita tell David to comfort him after his stories are burned?

3. What will Juma not let Davy do?

4. What does Catherine call the African stories after David confronts her about showing Marita the manuscript?

5. How does David feel about his African story?

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