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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Hemingway worried about the 17th February?
(a) It is the last safe date to leave.
(b) No hunting is allowed after that date.
(c) That is when he finds out if his wife is pregnant.
(d) It is his mother's birthday.

2. How does Karl's rhino compare to Hemingway's?
(a) It is half the age.
(b) It is half the size.
(c) It is twice the size.
(d) It is twice the age.

3. What weapon is Hemingway using to hunt the greater kudu bulls?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A rifle.
(c) A machete.
(d) A bow and arrow.

4. What noise spooks the hunting party as they search for the wounded buffalo?
(a) The wounded buffalo crashing through the high grass.
(b) A rhino charging them from behind.
(c) A branch falling suddenly.
(d) Mama following them from behind.

5. Why is Pop unsure whether or not Hemingway has shot the rhino?
(a) It was a very long shot.
(b) Hemingway is a bad shot.
(c) He think's that Mama made the shot.
(d) The rhino was too fast.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes the nasty stink in the forest?

3. Who finds the group of eight buffalo?

4. Who does Kandisky look like a caricature of?

5. Why is Hemingway's hunting party finding it hard to feel happy for Karl's rhino?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author manage to detect the rhino before his trackers do?

2. What is Karl's emotional state when he joins the author's hunting party?

3. What affect does this new camp have on author and Karl?

4. What happens when Kandinsky visits Hemingway's camp?

5. Why does the author shoot his oryx without first consulting Karl?

6. How does the author compare M'cola and Droopy?

7. How does the author initially react to seeing the new hunting country Droopy guides them to?

8. How does the author, Pop and Mama initially react to the shooting of the first rhino?

9. How are the author and his wife affected by the sound of the dying buffalo?

10. How do Kandinsky and Hemingway meet?

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