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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was meant to wear the U.S. Army khaki tunic given away by Pop?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Droopy.
(c) Charo.
(d) M'cola.

2. What animal would Hemingway prefer instead of a rhino?
(a) A buffalo.
(b) A kudu bull.
(c) An oryx.
(d) A wildebeest.

3. What type of war is the best for a writer?
(a) A gang war.
(b) A religious war.
(c) A civil war.
(d) A world war.

4. What abbreviated name does Hemingway call his father?
(a) The P.O.M.
(b) The P.O.P.
(c) Mr P.O.M.
(d) Mr. J.P.

5. What do you have to take your shirt off to kill?
(a) An African mosquito.
(b) A Spanish camel fly.
(c) A tsetse fly.
(d) Bull elk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Hemingway aiming for when he shot the reedbuck?

2. What task is Karl given to make him feel better?

3. Who does Hemingway's wife think is the greatest writer in America?

4. Why is Hemingway's hunting party finding it hard to feel happy for Karl's rhino?

5. What did Karl find on his rhino carcass the next morning?

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