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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drink does Hemingway carry in his flask?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Water.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Whiskey.

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

3. Why is Pop unsure whether or not Hemingway has shot the rhino?
(a) He think's that Mama made the shot.
(b) The rhino was too fast.
(c) Hemingway is a bad shot.
(d) It was a very long shot.

4. What does Hemingway say is more difficult than poetry?
(a) A prose that has never been written.
(b) Prose that is similar to poetry.
(c) A prose that has been written too many times.
(d) A prose that has never been read.

5. Why is Hemingway worried about the 17th February?
(a) It is the last safe date to leave.
(b) No hunting is allowed after that date.
(c) It is his mother's birthday.
(d) That is when he finds out if his wife is pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Nyati?

2. What was the local guide chased by?

3. What did the thorn tree with yellow blossoms mark?

4. What does Hemingway suggest is wrong with Kandisky's broken down car?

5. What does Hemingway believe scares away the greater kudu bulls and ruins the first hunt?

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