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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. How does Marita describe the short story when she first reads it?

2. What does Catherine call the elephant story when it is finished?

3. What does David write on the first day he tries to write after his stories have been burned?

4. Where does Catherine say she will find an artist for the long narrative?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Catherine do when she comes into the house in Chapter 20?

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

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

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

10. What does Madame tell David after his short stories have been destroyed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Individuality and self expression are two things that are very important to some of the major characters in this book. What are some examples of this, and how do these instances alter the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

David's short stories have a huge impact on the plot and characters in this book. What is the subject of these short stories, and how do their inclusion in the text affect the course of the plot? How do the different main characters respond to these stories?

Essay Topic 3

There are many different symbols present in this book. What are these symbols, and how do their presence alter the course of the plot?

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