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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Catherine want to include in the manuscript?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Dialogue.
(d) Illustrations.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Marita doing when David sees her alone in the bar?

3. Where is Marita when David finds her in Chapter 16?

4. Who convinces David to dismiss his threat after confronting Catherine about showing Marita the manuscript?

5. Where does Davy's father first shoot the elephant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Davy think as the elephant dies?

2. Where does David meet Catherine and Marita in Chapter 23, and how do they look when he gets there?

3. What is different when David wakes up in the last chapter?

4. What does Marita try to do for David after Catherine has destroyed his short stories?

5. What does Catherine say to David about his clippings when they are on the beach, and what has she done with them?

6. Why does Catherine say she owns the African short stories?

7. What happens to David as he writes his short story about Africa?

8. What does Catherine say about the long manuscript in Chapter 23?

9. What does David do at the beginning of Chapter 29?

10. What happens when Davy, his father, and Juma finally catch sight of the elephant?

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