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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. How does Karl's rhino compare to Hemingway's?

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3. Who does Hemingway's wife think is the greatest writer in America?

4. What type of war is the best for a writer?

5. What is a Shamba?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does the author have tension with M'cola?

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

9. What causes the hunting party to hunt so unusually long into the day?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Choose two of the following characters and discuss how the narrative would be affected if they were left out.

1. Pop.

2. M'cola.

3. P.O.M.

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