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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does David dream after finishing his short story?

2. Where does David want Catherine to see a doctor?

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

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

5. How does Catherine say she feels in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the subject of David's second short story?

2. What does Catherine say about marriage after her trip to Nice with Marita?

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

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

5. What does David want to talk to his father about, and why?

6. What does Catherine do while David and Marita are swimming alone in the cove after David's first short story has been completed?

7. How does Davy feel when he is shown the skeleton of the female elephant?

8. What does Catherine ask David to do after he writes the part about Davy on the hunt, and what is his response?

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

10. What does Catherine say when David and Marita come home from celebrating the completion of the elephant story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens at the Cove, and what significance does this have on the plot? Who is involved in these scenes, and what do these events symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

Courage and fear are two attributes that are seen a number of times in this book. Where do they appear, and how do the presence of these feelings change the characters who are involved in these scenes?

Essay Topic 3

How is the theme of diversity shown in this book, and which characters are most affected by this?

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