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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 type of gun is Pop carrying?

2. Who does Kandisky look like a caricature of?

3. What does Hemingway say is more difficult than poetry?

4. What animal would Hemingway prefer instead of a rhino?

5. What is it that Hemingway thinks makes him unhappy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is Hemingway's opinion of American writing?

10. What is Hemingway's relationship with M'cola like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative? Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the narrative's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the narrative's chronological setting. What were the main concerns during this period? How does the author express these concerns? What would change if the narrative were set today?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the literary style and techniques Hemingway uses in the book. Why does Hemingway adopt this style? What significance does this impart to the narrative?

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