The Ultimate Safari

by Nadine Gordimer

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The Ultimate Safari Questions and Answers

What are three examples of verbal irony, dramatic irony, or situational irony in "The Ultimate Safari"?

Why has the writer chosen "The Ultimate Safari" as the name of the story?

How does The Ultimate Safari show that it is during a crisis situation that the true nature of the individual is revealed?

What does "away" mean to the little girl in "The Ultimate Safari"?

What is the purpose of the writer in writing the story, "The Ultimate Safari"?

I want to know why it is called "The Ultimate Safari" by Nadine Gordimer.

In The Ultimate Safari, describe the condition of the refugees upon their arrival at the refugee camp.

Give two examples from The Ultimate Safari of the grandmother's characteristics.

What is the narrative point of view of "The Ultimate Safari"? How is the story affected by the choice of narrator?

The grandmother and the narrator have different opinions about returning to Mozambique. Why is this?

Explain why at the end of The Ultimate Safari, the narrator indicates that one day she would want to go back to her village.

What do you think happened to the narrator's mother in The Ultimate Safari?

Why did Grandmother decide to leave the village?  

What is the summary of The Ultimate Safari by Natalie Gobimer?    

Why did the grandmother decide to leave her husband, dead or alive, behind in Kurger Park? What would you have done if you were her?

Would The Ultimate Safari have been so successful had it been narrated by someone else (e.g., the grandmother)?

You are the narrator of "The Ultimate Safari."  Write a diary entry expressing your feelings when your family is all together.

How does the narrator of "The Ultimate Safari" describe her encounters with animals?

Can you help me with a dramatized version of "The Ultimate Safari"? Dramatized means all the characters should have their dialogues and the story should be structured like a drama.

What common attitudes of the child are revealed in "The Ultimate Safari"?

Why must they creep "like animals" through Kruger Park?