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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. Where does Catherine say Marita wants to go in Chapter 17?

2. About what does Marita wonder in Chapter 28?

3. What does Marita think of the elephant story when she reads it?

4. With what does Catherine compare burning David's stories?

5. What does David think is wrong with Catherine?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Davy think as the elephant dies?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 2

Catherine displays a very controlling nature in this book. How does her need for control affect the people around her, and why is this controlling nature so significant for the setting of this book?

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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