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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 do Sean and Duff argue about back at camp?
2. Which way do Sean and Duff decide to travel?
3. How much is Sean making on his share of the ivory?
4. Who does Sean see from home in a bar in Pretoria when he and Katrina come back to town?
5. What does Sean's old neighbor tell him?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the actions leading up to Sean's attack. Should he have tried to save the dogs or should he have tried to escape?
2. Sean takes Duff's death really hard. What gets him to finally laugh again?
3. What happens to Duff when he finally shows signs of rabies?
4. Why won't the priest marry Sean and Katrina? What does Sean do?
5. When Francois runs back out of the mine, Sean goes to the face to warn the men. What would have happened if he would have followed Francois in Chapter 19?
6. As Duff's friend, Sean has to make a promise that he knows he cannot keep to Duff. What is that promise, and what does he feel about what he has to do in the end?
7. What does Sean do with his stillborn son?
8. Why does Sean return so quickly to Candy's Deep alone in Chapter 21?
9. Why does Katrina ask Sean to put his name in her family bible?
10. What all does Sean have to do once he realizes Duff is gone in Chapter 25?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Sean and Duff go into the bush after losing their mine and their business to Hradsky. Sean really enjoys the wilderness, but Duff does not. Based on each of their individual characteristics, why do you think each of them feels the way they do? What is the author building up to by introducing the fact that Sean is in his element while Duff is not?
Essay Topic 2
Duff is attacked by a rabid jackal and has to go through the pain of injuries and the pain of waiting to see if he is going to become rabid as well. After 18 days, the dog involved in the fight does become rabid. Describe the array of feelings Duff goes through between the attack and the day that he finally succumbs to rabies. What techniques does the author use to take the reader through Duff's emotions and Sean's emotions? What emotions is the author trying to portray?
Essay Topic 3
How does the title of the book relate to the story? Does it relate to a particular part of the story or the story overall? What does the title symbolize? What feeling was the author trying to portray through the title?
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