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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 Henderson want to improve?

2. What is the only lion that is not an evil-doer?

3. What does Dahfu bet?

4. What does Dahfu say that Henderson is crying out for?

5. What kind of school did Dahfu attend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bet do Henderson and Dahfu make?

2. Describe how Henderson gets home?

3. How does Henderson imitate the lion's behavior?

4. Describe Henderson's first morning at the village.

5. How does Henderson defend his sessions with Dahu and Atti?

6. What is Dahfu's conviction about people?

7. What do Henderson and Dahfu think about each other?

8. Describe Dahfu.

9. How does Henderson feel as he is running through the town in Chapter Fourteen?

10. Why will Henderson not turn back in Chapter Sixteen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Henderson the Rain King is part of the philosophical genre.

1) What are the conventions of the philosophical genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way did Rain King help to set the template for similar novels? Do modern novels still use the ideas used in Rain King?

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motives? Why? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Examine religion in Africa. What are the main religions? How does religion in Africa affect day to day life? Has religion been the root for any conflict? What religion do they think the tribes in the book follow?

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