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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the big native dance festivals also called?
(a) Rhodesias.
(b) Ngomas.
(c) Hapanas.
(d) Handenis.

2. Who was M'Cola's favourite until their licence ran out?
(a) No one.
(b) Karl.
(c) Hemingway.
(d) Mama.

3. Why can the hunting party not get above ridges of hills as they hunt the rhino?
(a) The vantage point from the hills is too low.
(b) The westerly wind is blowing dust preventing them from seeing the rhino.
(c) The easterly wind will blow their scent on ahead and warn the rhino.
(d) The rhino will spot them if they climb any higher.

4. What was the local guide chased by?
(a) A tsetse fly.
(b) A leopard.
(c) A large rhino.
(d) A baby rhino.

5. What type of hat is Kandisky wearing when he first meets Hemingway?
(a) A Swahili hunting cap.
(b) A Tyrolese hat.
(c) An army beret.
(d) A tophat.

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

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

8. Who does Pop think is better off hunting by himself?
(a) Karl.
(b) Mama.
(c) Droopy.
(d) Hemingway.

9. Who is the driver for Hemingway and his hunting party?
(a) M'Cola.
(b) Abdullah.
(c) Kamau.
(d) Hemingway.

10.
(a) It is his life's joy.
(b) She is the apple of his eye.
(c) She is too much trouble.
(d) It is like a second wife.

11. What did the thorn tree with yellow blossoms mark?
(a) The spot where they had first seen the rhino come out.
(b) The place they had seen the Rhino the night before.
(c) The place they had seen the rhino enter the forest.
(d) The spot where they had seen the rhino fighting.

12. What gives away their presence to the rhino?
(a) The sound made by their shooting.
(b) The scent of their skin.
(c) The noise they make walking through the reeds.
(d) Their tracks along the tunnel.

13. Who can shoot after you cannot see?
(a) The Abdullah.
(b) The M'Cola.
(c) The Bwana.
(d) The Wanderobo.

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

15. Who is described as having thin Chinese hairs at the corners of his mouth?
(a) Kamau.
(b) M'Cola.
(c) Abdullah.
(d) Hemingway.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that confirms that Hemingway successfully shot the rhino?

2. What picture appears on the bottle of beer that they drink?

3. What was Hemingway confident of when he used the 470?

4. What shape are a Kudu Bull's tracks?

5. Who does Kandisky look like a caricature of?

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