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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which comedian's work does the hunting party compare to?
(a) Harold Lloyd..
(b) Chaplin.
(c) Buster Keaton.
(d) Abbot and Costello.

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

3. Which item of Hemingway's clothing does M'cola take?
(a) White khaki shorts.
(b) A corduroy sleeveless jacket.
(c) A quail-shooting coat.
(d) His stetson hat.

4. What happened to Dan at Kibaya?
(a) He found his wife.
(b) He shot a prize oryx.
(c) A lion nearly got him.
(d) A kudu charged him.

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

6. What do you have to take your shirt off to kill?
(a) An African mosquito.
(b) A tsetse fly.
(c) Bull elk.
(d) A Spanish camel fly.

7. Why are the elephant down south so big?
(a) They are too hard to hunt.
(b) The region is an elephant sanctuary.
(c) Only big elephants migrate there.
(d) Food is more plentiful.

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

9. Where on the first kudu is there a white chevron?
(a) Between its ears.
(b) Between its eyes.
(c) At the tip of its muzzle.
(d) On its long legs.

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

11. What headdress does Garrick wear to the annoyance of Hemingway?
(a) Black and white ostrich plume.
(b) Black kudu bull horns.
(c) Rose-colored flamingo plume.
(d) A hat made of locusts.

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

13. What poisons Hemingway's hunting plans?
(a) Not enough bullets.
(b) Being hungover from whiskey.
(c) Drinking spoilt beer.
(d) The presence of Garrick.

14. What is a Kidogo?
(a) The trail of blood left by a wounded animal.
(b) A female kudu.
(c) A great kudu bull.
(d) The perfect one shot kill.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the new country they head to in search of unsophisticated kudu?

2. What will Karl always beat Hemingway at?

3. What does Hemingway believe has scared away the kudu?

4. Why does Garrick stay behind for the late afternoon hunt?

5. Why do they not shoot the enormous manamouki kudu they find?

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