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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Catherine say she will find an artist for the long narrative?
(a) Rome.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

4. Why does Catherine say she owns the African stories?
(a) She asks his permission to have them.
(b) She pays all the bills.
(c) She inspires them.
(d) She edits them.

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

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

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

8. How many wives could David have if he lived in Africa?
(a) As many as he wanted.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

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

11. Who tells David that Catherine has left for Paris?
(a) A note.
(b) Madame.
(c) Marita.
(d) The butler.

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

13. How does David feel about his African story?
(a) It is strangely symbolic.
(b) It is more real than reality.
(c) It is his only refuge.
(d) It is a burden he must loose.

14. Where does David first meet Marita?
(a) Cannes.
(b) Prado.
(c) Nice.
(d) London.

15. Where do David and Marita go when they are alone?
(a) The cove.
(b) A hotel suite.
(c) The cafy.
(d) The writing room.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bullets had been used to kill the female elephant years ago?

2. What does David threaten when Catherine says she is not sorry for showing Marita the manuscript?

3. What was David's dog's name?

4. What does David do after Catherine leaves after burning the stories?

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

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