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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What feeling does David want included in the elephant story?
(a) Despair.
(b) Greed.
(c) Pride.
(d) Betrayal.

2. What does Catherine want to include in the manuscript?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Illustrations.
(c) Dialogue.
(d) Poetry.

3. Who kills the bull elephant?
(a) Kibo.
(b) Davy's father.
(c) Davy.
(d) Juma.

4. Where do David and Marita make love for the first time?
(a) The cove.
(b) Catherine's bed.
(c) The garden.
(d) The writing room.

5. What does David do with everything he has written on the first day he tries to write after his stories have been burned?
(a) Eats it.
(b) Crosses it out.
(c) Burns it.
(d) Shreds it.

6. Where does Davy's father first shoot the elephant?
(a) In his chest.
(b) In the rump.
(c) In the stomach.
(d) In the head.

7. What does Juma call elephant mates?
(a) Askitu.
(b) Askurat.
(c) Askryti.
(d) Askari.

8. What is the name of the father figure in the African stories?
(a) Robert.
(b) Father.
(c) David.
(d) Frank.

9. In what room is David when he wakes up in the last chapter?
(a) The workroom.
(b) Marita's room.
(c) His room.
(d) Catherine's room.

10. What is the subject of David's short stories?
(a) Africa.
(b) His dreams.
(c) His relationship with Catherine.
(d) His father's childhood.

11. With what does Catherine compare burning David's stories?
(a) Committing suicide.
(b) Killing a child.
(c) Taking his pride.
(d) Hurting his soul.

12. Who tells David that Catherine has left for Paris?
(a) A note.
(b) The butler.
(c) Madame.
(d) Marita.

13. What does David call he and Marita on the first day he tries to write after his stories have been burned?
(a) The couple.
(b) The Bournes.
(c) The ever afters.
(d) The one.

14. What is the name of the boy in David's short stories?
(a) Davy.
(b) Danny.
(c) Dan.
(d) Dave.

15. What does David do with Marita once he stops writing on the first day he tries to write after his stories have been burned?
(a) Goes swimming.
(b) Makes love.
(c) Eats dinner.
(d) Goes for a drive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does David do for the first time in the book in Chapter 27?

2. What does Marita want David to do everyday in town?

3. Where does Catherine say Marita wants to go in Chapter 17?

4. What does David think is wrong with Catherine?

5. What does David do after Catherine leaves after burning the stories?

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