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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 does Marita think of the elephant story when she reads it?

2. When does David wake up in the last chapter?

3. About what does David say he cares most in Chapter 25?

4. How many bullets had been used to kill the female elephant years ago?

5. Where does David want Catherine to see a doctor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does David do when he gets back from the beach with the girls after finishing the elephant story?

2. What does Davy think as the elephant dies?

3. What does Marita say she wants David to do every day after Catherine has gone for good?

4. What makes it easier for David to write the African stories the second time?

5. What is different when David wakes up in the last chapter?

6. What happens when Davy, his father, and Juma finally catch sight of the elephant?

7. What does David do after Catherine has destroyed his short stories?

8. Where does David meet Catherine and Marita in Chapter 23, and how do they look when he gets there?

9. What does Catherine say when David and Marita come home from celebrating the completion of the elephant story?

10. What does Catherine say about the long manuscript in Chapter 23?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sacrifice is a theme that is very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 2

Courage and fear are two attributes that are seen a number of times in this book. Where do they appear, and how do the presence of these feelings change the characters who are involved in these scenes?

Essay Topic 3

David endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials, and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

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