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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hemingway begin shooting the snipe?
(a) They are a greater challenge to hunt.
(b) He cannot get within range of the ducks.
(c) For shooting practice.
(d) The meat is far more delicious.

2. Which comedian's work does the hunting party compare to?
(a) Chaplin.
(b) Buster Keaton.
(c) Abbot and Costello.
(d) Harold Lloyd..

3. What is best to do in the morning before the sun comes out?
(a) Drink whiskey.
(b) Hunt sable.
(c) Hunt kudu bull.
(d) Drink chai tea.

4. What happened to Dan at Kibaya?
(a) He shot a prize oryx.
(b) A lion nearly got him.
(c) A kudu charged him.
(d) He found his wife.

5. Who writes the best Safari book?
(a) Garrick.
(b) Streeter.
(c) Karl.
(d) Hemingway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Garrick stay behind for the late afternoon hunt?

2. Why do M'Cola and Hemingway decide to turn back?

3. How does the larger kudu bull killed by Hemingway compare to Karl's?

4. What is the single thing that lasts?

5. What does P.O.M. get the men to talk about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the arrival of the elderly native hunter?

2. What is the significance of the overnight rain?

3. What causes the author to return to camp angry?

4. What time period does the narrative return to?

5. How is the author's confidence affected by his successful kudu hunt?

6. How does the author initially react to this new country?

7. What causes the tense confrontation between Karl and the author?

8. How does the presence of Garrick affect the hunt?

9. What are the consequences of the stampede?

10. How is The Roman able to assist the hunt?

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