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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 Harry dream about before he dies?

2. Who are Al and Max looking for?

3. Who kills Francis Macomber?

4. What does the narrator find after the first storm?

5. How long has the woman in the Indian camp been in labor when the doctor is brought in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Nick doing when he meets Adolph Francis and Bugs?

2. What does the American wife do when she hears a cat caught in the rain?

3. How does the American couple feel about the trip Peduzzi takes them on, and why?

4. What does Jim do with Liz after returning from his hunting trip?

5. What do the waiters in "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" talk about after the old deaf man leaves?

6. What does the young couple reveal to the older American woman as the train stops?

7. What happens when Turner catches up with William Campbell?

8. What does the girl tell the boy in "The Sea Change", and how does he respond?

9. What do Dr. Adams and Dick argue about?

10. What happens on the first day of Francis Macomber's hunting trip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in these stories. Which characters are most affected by this, and what are some of the different ways this fear is manifested?

Essay Topic 2

Symbolism is a very prevalent literary device used by Hemingway. What are some of these symbols, and how does their presence affect the course of the plots they are involved in?

Essay Topic 3

Training and education are topics of discussion in these stories. Where do these topics appear in this book, and what affect do they have on the characters involved in those plots?

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