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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 did Karl find on his rhino carcass the next morning?
(a) Rose-coloured flamingoes.
(b) A marvellous leopard.
(c) A huge lion.
(d) A swarm of Tsetse flies.

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

3. What causes the horizon to turn pink?
(a) Teal startled by the hunters.
(b) Flamingos rising at the sound of shooting.
(c) Half a million hippo splashing in the water.
(d) The setting of the afternoon sun.

4. Who writes the best Safari book?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Garrick.
(c) Karl.
(d) Streeter.

5. Why is Hemingway so against making camp where The Roman suggests?
(a) He doesn't trust The Roman.
(b) The area if full of chickens.
(c) He is scared of bugs.
(d) There is no fence to protect them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why might the animals be aware of the hunting party?

2. Who is as accurate as an historian?

3. Why are the elephant down south so big?

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

5. How does the larger kudu bull killed by Hemingway compare to Karl's?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the presence of Garrick affect the hunt?

3. How does the second sable bull elude the hunting party?

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

5. Does Pop's earlier advice have any effect on the hunt?

6. What is the significance of the arrow found at the salt lick?

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

8. What time period does the narrative return to?

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

10. What is the significance of the arrival of the elderly native hunter?

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