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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. Where does Catherine say Marita wants to go in Chapter 17?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Holland.
(c) Spain.
(d) Italy.
2. What does David love most about writing his African stories?
(a) He is in control.
(b) He is expressing deep thoughts.
(c) He is escaping Catherine.
(d) He is revisiting his father.
3. Who is with David after Catherine leaves after burning the stories?
(a) Marita.
(b) The image of an elephant.
(c) Davy.
(d) Madame.
4. What does David suggest they all do when Catherine starts insulting his stories?
(a) Walk along the shore.
(b) Make love.
(c) Go swimming.
(d) Head to the bar.
5. Why does Catherine say she owns the African stories?
(a) She edits them.
(b) She inspires them.
(c) She pays all the bills.
(d) She asks his permission to have them.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Davy decide when they reach the female elephant corpse?
2. What does David think is wrong with Catherine?
3. How does David view his life in Chapter 17?
4. When does David stop writing on the first day he tries to write after his stories have been burned?
5. What is the name of the boy in the story's African guide?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do David and Marita talk about after David writes about the skeleton of the female elephant?
2. What does Catherine say about the long manuscript in Chapter 23?
3. What does Catherine say that makes David uncomfortable in Chapter 17?
4. Why does Catherine say she owns the African short stories?
5. What does David think about while Madame makes him a meal while he is alone in the house?
6. What does Catherine say when David and Marita come home from celebrating the completion of the elephant story?
7. About what does Marita wonder in Chapter 28?
8. What does Davy do on the hunt that makes his father proud of him?
9. What does Catherine say to David about his clippings when they are on the beach, and what has she done with them?
10. How does Davy feel when he is shown the skeleton of the female elephant?
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