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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. How does Sean finally end Duff's suffering?

2. How does Sean almost get trampled by an elephant?

3. What is happening at the camp when Sean returns from Nova Sofala?

4. When does Sean return to Candy's Deep?

5. Where does Sean find Katrina when he gets out of the shower?

Short Essay Questions

1. Along with access to water, why do the men decide to travel away from the desert?

2. Duff and Sean didn't believe Max when he first approached them in Chapter 28. What factors influence them and make them change their mind?

3. What happens to Katrina as a result of her illness? What was the emotional impact?

4. Why does Katrina dislike Candy?

5. Why does Katrina ask Sean to put his name in her family bible?

6. Why does Candy respond the way she does when she finds out Duff has left in Chapter 25?

7. Why does Sean return so quickly to Candy's Deep alone in Chapter 21?

8. Should Sean or Duff seriously consider building a collaboration with Hradsky in Chapter 23?

9. Why does Katrina want to leave Johannesburg?

10. Why doesn't Hlubi want to leave the mountain village with Sean? What reason does he give, and what is the real reason?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is "blackwater"? What is the danger of contracting Malaria during this time? Is it a common disease? Sean knows immediately upon seeing the blackwater what is wrong with Katrina. How does Katrina's illness impact her, Sean, and their family?

Essay Topic 2

It's very ironic that Sean returns after Anna and Garrick are married. Anna knows that she's made a mistake, but there is nothing she can do. She is married to Garrick. What does irony mean? Why does the author use irony to describe the relationship between Anna, Garrick, and Sean? Name other ways the author uses irony in this book. Give your own example of irony.

Essay Topic 3

"When the Lion Feeds" takes place in Africa during the late 1800's. What else is going on in the world? Are there other events taking place around the world that impact Africa? Do you think world politics impact the main characters of the story? Why or why not?

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