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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationality is Kandisky?

2. What color is an old buffalo bull?

3. What does Abdullah do to the guineas that Hemingway shoots down to make them legal to eat?

4. What scares Hemingway sick?

5. What gives away the exact position of the rhino?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Karl's mood when the party encounters him again?

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

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

4. How successful is their search?

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

6. What is the significance of Tolstoy on this trip?

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

8. What does Kandinsky say to Hemingway when he first meets him?

9. How do the author and Karl finally bag their oryx?

10. What reason does Droopy give for stopping Hemingway shooting the rhino?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was East Africa like in the Thirties for foreigners? How did this environment affect Hemingway? How does it affect the other characters? What impact does the climate have upon the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

How does Hemingway depict the natives in the book? How does today's society view Hemingway's depiction of the natives? Do you think his portrayal is accurate?

Essay Topic 3

Do you think Hemingway is competitive? How does this impact on his relationship with Karl?

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