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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Garrick stay behind for the late afternoon hunt?
(a) The Roman asks him to look after the camp.
(b) The Wanderobo thinks it is silly for him to go.
(c) Hemingway tells him to.
(d) He is scared of getting his clothes dirty.

2. Why do M'Cola and Hemingway decide to turn back?
(a) It is getting too dark.
(b) They have run out of ammunition.
(c) Hemingway cannot call the shot.
(d) They are worried about the P.O.M.

3. What is a Kidogo?
(a) The perfect one shot kill.
(b) A great kudu bull.
(c) A female kudu.
(d) The trail of blood left by a wounded animal.

4. How does the larger kudu bull killed by Hemingway compare to Karl's?
(a) Smaller but a more beautiful specimen.
(b) The same size.
(c) Twice as big.
(d) Thrice as big.

5. What causes the horizon to turn pink?
(a) Flamingos rising at the sound of shooting.
(b) Half a million hippo splashing in the water.
(c) The setting of the afternoon sun.
(d) Teal startled by the hunters.

6. What are the finest birds to eat?
(a) Guinea hen.
(b) Dark ibis.
(c) Teal.
(d) Rose-coloured flamingo.

7. What does a principal Somali cattle buyer carry?
(a) An orchard bush.
(b) Spears decorated with feathers.
(c) An umbrella.
(d) A Tyrolese hat.

8. Why does Hemingway instruct Kamau to drive faster?
(a) They are rushed and out of time.
(b) He enjoys the thrill of riding in a fast car.
(c) To save the Masai from humiliation.
(d) He is annoyed by the presence of the Masai.

9. Why are the elephant down south so big?
(a) Food is more plentiful.
(b) Only big elephants migrate there.
(c) They are too hard to hunt.
(d) The region is an elephant sanctuary.

10. Who is becoming increasingly obsessed with finding kudu?
(a) Karl.
(b) Pop.
(c) M'Cola.
(d) Hemingway.

11. What is beautiful for a while but then goes bad?
(a) Marriage to a Turkish wife.
(b) A French riot.
(c) Smoking a cuban cigar.
(d) A revolution.

12. What impresses the Roman most about Hemingway's drinking?
(a) He has remarkable restraint.
(b) He drinks the most beer the Roman has ever seen.
(c) He can drink without swallowing.
(d) He can drink a litre bottle of beer without using his hands.

13. What is the first animal they see in this country?
(a) Poor looking zebra.
(b) Herds of Kudu cows.
(c) A flock of guinea fowl.
(d) A group of Grant's gazelles.

14. Which name does the hunting party find irritating?
(a) B'wana Doktor.
(b) B'wana Simba.
(c) Mama Tziggi.
(d) B'wana Fisi.

15. Which tracker would Hemingway like to shoot in the behind?
(a) The uneducated Garrick.
(b) M'Cola.
(c) Abdullah.
(d) Kamau the Kikuyu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hemingway solemnly look at each morning?

2. Which item of Hemingway's clothing does M'cola take?

3. What did Hemingway's lucky shot do to the oryx?

4. Where was the last time they had ducks?

5. What gift does the tallest Masai runner give them?

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