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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 would Henderson not agree to the death of?

2. What kind of fruit do the women feed Henderson?

3. What kind of school does Henderson want to enroll in when he gets home?

4. What do the villagers kick and mock?

5. What language does the orphan speak?

Short Essay Questions

1. What pact do Henderson and Dahfu make?

2. What is Henderson's bad feeling in Chapter Twenty?

3. Describe Dahfu's wife in chapter 18.

4. What is Dahfu's conviction about people?

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

6. What bet do Henderson and Dahfu make?

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

8. What does Henderson remember about the argument with his father at Dick's funeral?

9. Describe Dahfu.

10. How does Henderson escape?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bellow was a socialist. Using two examples from the novel, discuss the ways the story reflects Bellow's political ideas?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What is particularly distinct about African tribal culture? How different do they think it is from Western life? How different is it from other aspects of African life, for example city life? How does tribal life differ from country to country?

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