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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of knife is used to stick the reedbuck that Hemingway shoots?
(a) A skinning knife.
(b) A hunting knife.
(c) A pen knife.
(d) A sticking knife.

2. What is a Shamba?
(a) A person who raises a sisal.
(b) It is the leader of the kudu bulls.
(c) A plantation.
(d) It is a disease.

3. Why did they not attack the Rhino on first sight?
(a) A herd of buffalo was blocking their path.
(b) There were too many Rhino to aim at.
(c) It was too dark to reach the Rhino in time for a shot.
(d) The path to the Rhino was too wet and slippery.

4. What do the poor people that travelling westward wear?
(a) Umbrellas.
(b) Draped white cloth.
(c) Quivers of arrows.
(d) A greasy cloth knotted over one shoulder.

5. Why does the rhino appear so red?
(a) The color of the dusk sun.
(b) The rhinos are angry.
(c) From rolling in the mud.
(d) The hunting glasses are tinted red.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Pop think is better off hunting by himself?

2. What are they travelling away from?

3. What does Abdullah do to the guineas that Hemingway shoots down to make them legal to eat?

4. Who can shoot after you cannot see?

5. What does Pop tell Hemingway to also shoot?

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