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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. How does M'cola anger Hemingway?
(a) He wakes him up too early.
(b) He doesn't talk to him enough.
(c) The Springfield is not cleaned properly.
(d) His eagerness scares away the kudu.

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

3. Why do animals on a plain feed differently from those in the woods?
(a) They can see further.
(b) Food is more abundant in the woods.
(c) It is easier to hide in the woods.
(d) They cannot find shelter on a plain.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is beautiful for a while but then goes bad?

2. What headdress does Garrick wear to the annoyance of Hemingway?

3. What do you have to take your shirt off to kill?

4. Which item of Hemingway's clothing does M'cola take?

5. The gerenuk are similar to what insect?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author initially react to this new country?

2. What causes the tense confrontation between Karl and the author?

3. How does discovery of the slain kudu surprise the author?

4. How does the return of Karl with his first kudu affect the camp?

5. How is The Roman able to assist the hunt?

6. What effect does this realization have upon the author?

7. What are the consequences of the stampede?

8. How is the author's confidence affected by his successful kudu hunt?

9. How does the party react upon discovery of the first sable bull?

10. How is the author affected by his confrontation with Karl?

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