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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. Which character has her portrait painted?

2. Where do Frances and Henderson go for the party?

3. What does Itelo tell Henderson he now knows?

4. What does Henderson use to kill the frogs?

5. What question does Henderson ask at the beginning of the chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Lily' s life changed in Chapter Three?

2. Why does Henderson have to fight Itelo?

3. What does Henderson feel when he sees the frog?

4. Describe Lily and Henderson's marriage.

5. Of what does the pink light remind Henderson?

6. Why are the villagers so upset when Henderson arrives in Chapter Five?

7. Why does Henderson head off to the remote parts of Africa?

8. In what way is Henderson caught between Lily and Frances?

9. In what way is Henderson's colonial mindset revealed in this chapter?

10. What does Henderson remember about his dentist back in Europe and America?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Henderson's decision to leave his family for such a long time. Do characters such as Ricey and Lily need him to stay? How does his decision affect them? Does Henderson have an alternative to going to Africa, one that that still allows him to discover who he is? Is such an act could potentially destructive to a family? What does it say about American society that he decides to leave?

Essay Topic 2

Bellow was a socialist. Using two examples from the novel, discuss the ways the story reflects Bellow's political ideas?

Essay Topic 3

What is particularly distinct about African tribal culture? How different do they think it is from Western life? How different is it from other aspects of African life, for example city life? How does tribal life differ from country to country?

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