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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Hemingway aiming for when he shot the reedbuck?
(a) The base of its skull.
(b) The center of its shoulder.
(c) The centre of its chest.
(d) In between its eyes.

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

3. Who does M'Cola consider the old men in the party?
(a) The P.O.M. and Pop.
(b) Hemingway and himself.
(c) Himself and Charo.
(d) Pop and Hemingway.

4. What weapon is Hemingway using to hunt the greater kudu bulls?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A bow and arrow.
(c) A machete.
(d) A pistol.

5. How do Droopy and Hemingway transport the reedbuck's body back to camp?
(a) They hang it in the crotch of a tree and call the porters.
(b) Hemingway carries it to build up his fitness.
(c) They carry it between them on a sling.
(d) Droopy carries it all by himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of gun is Pop carrying?

2. What does Pop tell Hemingway to also shoot?

3. Who wrote The Cornet?

4. What does Hemingway remember hunting on the Eve of St. Batholomew?

5. Who does the Memsahib try to walk like?

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