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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 Hemingway instruct Kamau to drive faster?

2. How does Hemingway hand the Springfield to M'cola?

3. Why do they send Karl down to sable country?

4. What does Hemingway's tribe do with oryx horns?

5. Where was the last time they had ducks?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author initially react to this new country?

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

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

5. How is The Roman able to assist the hunt?

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

7. What causes the author to return to camp angry?

8. What is the significance of the overnight rain?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

What does Hemingway's failure to get a sable bull symbolize? What does it say about Hemingway's character that he vows to return?

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