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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. Why does Garrick stay behind for the late afternoon hunt?

2. What denotes extreme emotion in the Masai handshake?

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

4. Why do M'Cola and Hemingway decide to turn back?

5. What is the issue they have with Karl's first kudu bull?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Karl end up with the right to hunt the salt lick?

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

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

7. What is said between he author and Pop in their alcohol fueled conversation?

8. Why does The Roman's brother join the author's hunting party?

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

10. What breaks the author's resolve to pursue the second sable bull?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do the opening chapters say about Hemingway's character? What goals does Hemingway have to achieve? How close does Hemingway's character get to achieving those goals?

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

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?

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