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

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

3. Who writes Spanish Gold?
(a) Heinrich Mann.
(b) George A. Buckingham.
(c) Valery.
(d) Tolstoy.

4. At what distance did Hemingway shoot the larger bull?
(a) Four hundred yards.
(b) Forty yards.
(c) Four hundred paces.
(d) Forty paces.

5. What does Hemingway tell the hunting party every night?
(a) That he is a fine bird shot.
(b) That he is an awful tracker.
(c) That he hates riding in cars.
(d) That he loves getting drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do they not shoot the first Rhino they find?

2. What task is Karl given to make him feel better?

3. How do Droopy and Hemingway transport the reedbuck's body back to camp?

4. What was Hemingway aiming for when he shot the reedbuck?

5. Who was M'Cola's favourite until their licence ran out?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the author surprised by the original wounded buffalo?

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

4. Why do the author and Pop refuse their baths?

5. What reasons does Hemingway give for tracking the lion?

6. How successful is their search?

7. How does the Tolstoy book the author read affect him?

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

9. What effect does this camp in the hunt for kudu?

10. How do Kandinsky and Hemingway meet?

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