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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The oryx are similar to what other animal?
(a) Masai donkeys.
(b) Grant's gazelles.
(c) Swahili reed buck.
(d) Kalahari antelope.

2. What denotes extreme emotion in the Masai handshake?
(a) The pulling of the middle finger.
(b) The pulling of the thumb.
(c) The pulling of the pinkie finger.
(d) The pulling of the index finger.

3. What did Mama not know about Pop?
(a) He has traveled to Alaska.
(b) He is actually English.
(c) He once lived in Nairobi.
(d) He writes.

4. Why do M'Cola and Hemingway decide to turn back?
(a) They are worried about the P.O.M.
(b) Hemingway cannot call the shot.
(c) They have run out of ammunition.
(d) It is getting too dark.

5. What are the finest birds to eat?
(a) Guinea hen.
(b) Rose-coloured flamingo.
(c) Teal.
(d) Dark ibis.

6. Why does Hemingway initially not watch M'cola skin the larger bull?
(a) He wants to remember the bull as he first saw him.
(b) The sight of blood makes him ill.
(c) M'cola is very rough when skinning.
(d) He is trying to set up the camera quickly before the sun sets.

7. Where is the new country they head to in search of unsophisticated kudu?
(a) Mount Kenya.
(b) Kondoa.
(c) Handeni.
(d) M'Cola's country.

8. Who rows with Hemingway while hunting zebra?
(a) Pop.
(b) Karl.
(c) Mama.
(d) M'Cola.

9. Why does Garrick stay behind for the late afternoon hunt?
(a) The Roman asks him to look after the camp.
(b) He is scared of getting his clothes dirty.
(c) Hemingway tells him to.
(d) The Wanderobo thinks it is silly for him to go.

10. How does the larger kudu bull killed by Hemingway compare to Karl's?
(a) Twice as big.
(b) Thrice as big.
(c) The same size.
(d) Smaller but a more beautiful specimen.

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

12. What is the most obvious difference between male and female sable?
(a) The male is a lot larger.
(b) Only the male has horns.
(c) Females have stripes.
(d) They are different colors.

13. Why do they not shoot the flock of fine guineas?
(a) They resolve to only shoot kudu.
(b) Garrick pleads with them not to.
(c) To save ammunition.
(d) They have already shot plenty of guinea.

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

15. Who is becoming increasingly obsessed with finding kudu?
(a) Karl.
(b) Pop.
(c) Hemingway.
(d) M'Cola.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is as accurate as an historian?

2. Why do they send Karl down to sable country?

3. What did Karl find on his rhino carcass the next morning?

4. Why is Hemingway so against making camp where The Roman suggests?

5. Which tracker would Hemingway like to shoot in the behind?

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