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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 color is the executioner dressed in?

2. Which of the following is one of Lily's good traits?

3. Where did Henderson hitchhike to?

4. Who tries to calm Henderson down?

5. What does one of Dahfu's wives put on her thigh?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dahfu's conviction about people?

2. What does Henderson write in his letter to Lilly?

3. How does Henderson defend his sessions with Dahu and Atti?

4. Describe Henderson's first morning at the village.

5. What are Dahfu's dying words to Henderson?

6. Describe Dahfu's wife in chapter 18.

7. What do Henderson and Dahfu think about each other?

8. Why does Dahfur claim he needs a lion?

9. What pact do Henderson and Dahfu make?

10. Describe Dahfu.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Henderson's decision to leave his family for such a long time. Do characters such as Ricey and Lily need him to stay? How does his decision affect them? Does Henderson have an alternative to going to Africa, one that that still allows him to discover who he is? Is such an act could potentially destructive to a family? What does it say about American society that he decides to leave?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the characters of Henderson and Lily.

1) In what ways are their morals different?

2) What is their relationship to each other?

3) Do you think they are the perfect match?

Essay Topic 3

Henderson the Rain King is a famous book which has greatly influenced modern literature. Choose a book written after The Rain King that you think was influenced by the novel and discuss there similarities in terms of

a) plot

b) character

c) themes.

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