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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 one unique lion eat in "The Good Lion"?

2. Where does Nick make love to Bill's sister?

3. Where are the Fontans from?

4. What is the name of David's father's guide?

5. Where does Mr. Wheeler live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the three men who Harry refuses to take to the U.S. one day?

2. What does the matador do when he receives notices about his mother's grave fee?

3. What makes Stevie's father disappointed in him?

4. What is the woman writing to the medical column about in "One Reader Writes"?

5. What does David regret doing in "An African Story"?

6. What does Al ask Edwin the night before he heads off to battle?

7. What does Nick do for the Italian army after he has been discharged?

8. What do the Fontans make in secret, and why is it so secret?

9. What does Jimmy do while his father is still sleeping in "The Porter"?

10. What is Nick good at doing with women?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were a number of unfair restrictions discussed in these stories. What are some of these restrictions, and how does their presence affect the stories they are discussed in?

Essay Topic 2

Sexuality is a theme presented in a number of these stories, and it is manifested in a number of different ways. Choose a few of these instances, and compare and contrast them. How are they different in their manifestations of this sensitive theme?

Essay Topic 3

Hemingway includes some ingenious forms of irony in these stories. What are some of these examples, and how does their ironic nature affect the plot of the stories they are included in?

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