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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. What does Catherine say she wants to study when she returns from Cannes?

2. What does David do after Catherine leaves after burning the stories?

3. How many wives could David have if he lived in Africa?

4. How old is Davy when he tracks the elephant?

5. What does Catherine call Marita when they return from celebrating about the elephant story?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. About what does Marita wonder in Chapter 28?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marita and Catherine are similar characters in this book, and yet there are some marked differences. What are some of the differences and similarities in these two dynamic characters?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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