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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 causes the horizon to turn pink?

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

3. Why are the elephant down south so big?

4. Which comedian's work does the hunting party compare to?

5. What is the most obvious difference between male and female sable?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author come to meet The Roman?

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

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

5. What are the consequences of the stampede?

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

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

8. How does the return of Karl with his first kudu affect the camp?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two characters and examine Hemingway's opinions of them at the start of the book. Compare how his feelings towards them have changed by the end of the narrative. What motivates these changes?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

The landscape is often described by Hemingway in his narrative. How does the landscape affect his experiences? What is the significance of the land to the narrative?

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