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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 do David and Marita make love for the first time?

2. How does David describe his father's personal life?

3. How does David view his life in Chapter 17?

4. How does David feel when he finishes the elephant story?

5. What does Davy wish on the first night of the tracking?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes it easier for David to write the African stories the second time?

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

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

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

5. What does Marita say she wants David to do every day after Catherine has gone for good?

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

7. What does David do after Catherine has destroyed his short stories?

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

9. What does Davy do on the hunt that makes his father proud of him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

With which character do you most relate in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the ways David, Catherine, and Marita show their love to one another, and how do these displays alter the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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