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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is on a camping trip with Nick and his girlfriend?

2. Why is the peasant man just now burying his wife who died several months ago?

3. John tells Nick that girls of which nationality make good wives?

4. For what event are Nick and his friends waiting?

5. Nick says that every time he went to battle, he ____________.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

War is a recurring theme in some of the Stories in the book. How are killing and war perceived by the young men when it seems like sport at first? How do the perceptions change when they are seriously wounded, as Nick is? How do they manage the aftermath of war and the personal toll it takes on them?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how Hemingway is a master at character study in "The End of Something" when Nick and Marjorie break up. What body language does Hemingway give the characters? What does their dialogue reveal about how they are feeling?

Essay Topic 3

In the Story, "The Battler," Nick is beaten by a train Brakeman but not punched at all by Ad Francis, a former prizefighter. Explain the irony in Nick's situation with these two different characters. What life lessons does Nick learn from each of them?

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