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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

6. What does Juma call elephant mates?
(a) Askitu.
(b) Askurat.
(c) Askryti.
(d) Askari.

7. Who kills the bull elephant?
(a) Juma.
(b) Davy's father.
(c) Kibo.
(d) Davy.

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

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

10. How does Marita describe the short story when she first reads it?
(a) Haunting and sweet.
(b) Terrible and wonderful.
(c) Lovely and enchanting.
(d) Terifying and Exhilarating.

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

12. How old is Davy when he tracks the elephant?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

13. What does David write on the first day he tries to write after his stories have been burned?
(a) Scripture passages.
(b) Lists of words.
(c) Poems.
(d) Simple sentences.

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

15. When does David stop writing on the first day he tries to write after his stories have been burned?
(a) At noon.
(b) When the sun comes up.
(c) At dusk.
(d) At midnight.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What word does Davy use to describe the dying elephant?

4. Who makes David a meal in Chapter 20?

5. What does Catherine do to David's African stories?

(see the answer keys)

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