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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the driver for Hemingway and his hunting party?
(a) M'Cola.
(b) Kamau.
(c) Hemingway.
(d) Abdullah.
2. How does Hemingway know he has killed the bull before he has even seen it?
(a) Confidence in his shooting ability.
(b) The sound of its bellow.
(c) Pop sees the shot hit it in the shoulder.
(d) The bull makes no sound.
3. Whose shot actually kills the first Lion?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) M'cola.
(c) Charo.
(d) The P.O.M.
4. What did the thorn tree with yellow blossoms mark?
(a) The place they had seen the rhino enter the forest.
(b) The place they had seen the Rhino the night before.
(c) The spot where they had first seen the rhino come out.
(d) The spot where they had seen the rhino fighting.
5. What nationality is Kandisky?
(a) He is bloody English.
(b) He is South African.
(c) He is Swahili.
(d) He is Austrian.
6. What is it that confirms that Hemingway successfully shot the rhino?
(a) They find fresh blood on a grass blade.
(b) They heard the noise of the bullet hitting the rhinos hide.
(c) The rhino is suddenly quiet.
(d) The rhino barks really loudly.
7. What drink does Hemingway carry in his flask?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Water.
8. Who does M'Cola consider the old men in the party?
(a) Hemingway and himself.
(b) The P.O.M. and Pop.
(c) Pop and Hemingway.
(d) Himself and Charo.
9. Why can the hunting party not get above ridges of hills as they hunt the rhino?
(a) The westerly wind is blowing dust preventing them from seeing the rhino.
(b) The easterly wind will blow their scent on ahead and warn the rhino.
(c) The vantage point from the hills is too low.
(d) The rhino will spot them if they climb any higher.
10. How do Droopy and Hemingway transport the reedbuck's body back to camp?
(a) Hemingway carries it to build up his fitness.
(b) They carry it between them on a sling.
(c) They hang it in the crotch of a tree and call the porters.
(d) Droopy carries it all by himself.
11. What does it mean when a tracker says Kufa?
(a) Alive.
(b) Wounded.
(c) The shot missed.
(d) Dead.
12. What picture appears on the bottle of beer that they drink?
(a) A yellow buffalo on a black label.
(b) A hunting cap.
(c) A horseman in armor.
(d) A black rhino on a yellow label.
13. Why is Pop unsure whether or not Hemingway has shot the rhino?
(a) It was a very long shot.
(b) He think's that Mama made the shot.
(c) The rhino was too fast.
(d) Hemingway is a bad shot.
14. Why were the trees at the edge of Droopy's country girdled?
(a) To attract the rhino.
(b) To welcome nearby hunters.
(c) To scare off leopards.
(d) To kill the tsetse flies.
15. Which gun does Hemingway try to shoot the buffalo with?
(a) The Mannlicher.
(b) His heavy 470.
(c) The Springfield.
(d) The P.O.M.'s rifle.
Short Answer Questions
1. What type of war is the best for a writer?
2. Who writes Spanish Gold?
3. What type of hat is Hemingway wearing?
4. Why does Hemingway not shoot the kuro in his sights?
5. What do the poor people that travelling westward wear?
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