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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sean find Katrina when he gets out of the shower?
(a) In a chair, refusing to speak.
(b) In the bathroom doorway.
(c) In the drawing room.
(d) Lying in bed motionless.

2. What prompts Katrina to let Sean into her bed?
(a) She decides they will never find a priest.
(b) She feels sorry for him because he was attacked.
(c) She believes it is the right thing to do.
(d) She realizes their lives could end at any moment.

3. How does Sean almost get trampled by an elephant?
(a) By trying to shoot the elephant.
(b) Trying to save Jan from the elephant.
(c) All of these factors.
(d) By getting the attention of the wounded elephant.

4. What does the doctor say is wrong with Katrina at the end of the book?
(a) Paralytic hysteria.
(b) High fever.
(c) Malaria outbreak.
(d) She is pregnant again.

5. Who does Sean sell his wagon loads of ivory to?
(a) Mr. Goldberg.
(b) Mr. Hradsky.
(c) Mr. Courtney.
(d) Mr. Pye.

6. What sound is Sean unfamiliar with in the mine?
(a) The squeeking sound of a cave-in.
(b) The creaking of overhead beams.
(c) The sound of rats down the tunnels.
(d) The grinding sound of a cave-in.

7. How does fatherhood effect Sean?
(a) He does not seem to be effected.
(b) He loves his son, but lets Katrina care for him.
(c) He is unbelievably proud and loves his son.
(d) He feels a strong sense of responsibility, but doesn't feel a strong sense of attachment.

8. What do Katrina and Sean name the baby?
(a) Dirk.
(b) Courtney.
(c) Waite.
(d) Ada.

9. Which way do Sean and Duff decide to travel?
(a) West, toward the desert.
(b) East, toward the desert.
(c) West, toward the forest.
(d) East, toward the forest.

10. When do Sean and Duff realize they've been had?
(a) They realize the bank is not going to act on the price Max told them.
(b) All of these factors.
(c) They see Max and Hradsky standing together.
(d) They've sold more than they actually own.

11. What happens to Sean the day he stays with Katrina to pick mushrooms?
(a) He is attacked while trying to save the dogs from a leopard.
(b) He eats a poisonous mushroom.
(c) He is attacked while trying to save the dogs from a lion.
(d) He is surrounded by stampeding herd of water buffalo.

12. What happens between Jan and Sean during dinner?
(a) Sean invites Jan to go hunting.
(b) They compete over eating to see who can eat more.
(c) Jan apologizes for attempting to take Sean's camp.
(d) They get into another argument.

13. What happens after Sean and Katrina share a bed?
(a) She decides it was a mistake.
(b) They find a priest right away and are married.
(c) She loves him even more.
(d) Her stomach starts to grow with pregnancy.

14. After the rainy season, where do Sean and his family decide to go?
(a) Pretoria.
(b) Into the mountain village.
(c) The valley on the other side of the Sabi.
(d) Johannesburg.

15. What do Sean and Duff plan to bury and retrieve on their way back?
(a) The ivory tusks they've collected.
(b) Elephant bones.
(c) Their extra weapons.
(d) The only gold they have left.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sean and Duff argue about back at camp?

2. When does Katrina have the baby?

3. When does the mood between Sean and Jan change?

4. What is attached to Duff the night of his bachelor party?

5. Why does Sean invite Curtis and Francois out for drinks after Duff has been gone for a while?

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