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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hemingway begin shooting the snipe?
(a) They are a greater challenge to hunt.
(b) He cannot get within range of the ducks.
(c) The meat is far more delicious.
(d) For shooting practice.

2. What is best to do in the morning before the sun comes out?
(a) Drink whiskey.
(b) Drink chai tea.
(c) Hunt kudu bull.
(d) Hunt sable.

3. What has gotten M'Cola worried?
(a) Rival hunters taking all the game.
(b) Almost getting run over by a waterbuck.
(c) A nearby simba.
(d) The lack of kudu bull.

4. Who can tell the longest story?
(a) The Roman.
(b) Karl.
(c) Carlos the Cuban.
(d) Garrick.

5. What is Hemingway's Valhalla?
(a) Fear that he will not find kudu.
(b) The harsh hunting country of Tarahalla.
(c) A wet salt lick.
(d) Sable.

6. What gift does the tallest Masai runner give them?
(a) A white rabbit.
(b) A feathered spear.
(c) A lock of red-stained hair.
(d) A leather pouch filled with water.

7. What did Karl find on his rhino carcass the next morning?
(a) A swarm of Tsetse flies.
(b) Rose-coloured flamingoes.
(c) A marvellous leopard.
(d) A huge lion.

8. What does the first kudu bull that Hemingway kills smell like?
(a) Rosemary in the sun.
(b) Thyme after rain.
(c) Sage in the spring.
(d) Marjoram in winter.

9. Why do they believe the lousy old man has sighted kudu?
(a) They are drunk.
(b) He looks very reputable.
(c) Natives never lie.
(d) He tells it very straight.

10. What is the issue they have with Karl's first kudu bull?
(a) It is not attractive.
(b) He takes too many shots to kill it.
(c) He won't let them take pictures of it.
(d) It is not big enough.

11. Where does Hemingway compare this new country to?
(a) Mount Kenya.
(b) Barcelona in Spain.
(c) Babati in Kenya.
(d) Aragon in Spain.

12. When does Hemingway's tribe always shoot twice?
(a) Late in the evening.
(b) At lunch time.
(c) Early afternoon.
(d) The morning.

13. What does Hemingway's tribe do with oryx horns?
(a) Gives them to the local charity.
(b) Trades them for supplies.
(c) Sells them to the highest bidder.
(d) Gives them to their wealthiest friends.

14. Which tracker would Hemingway like to shoot in the behind?
(a) M'Cola.
(b) The uneducated Garrick.
(c) Abdullah.
(d) Kamau the Kikuyu.

15. What did Hemingway's lucky shot do to the oryx?
(a) Broke its leg.
(b) Snapped its neck.
(c) Went right between its eyes.
(d) Killed the animal instantly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which comedian's work does the hunting party compare to?

2. Who rows with Hemingway while hunting zebra?

3. Why might the animals be aware of the hunting party?

4. Where was the last time they had ducks?

5. What happened to Dan at Kibaya?

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