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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Harry begins dictating to his companion, he describes a log house on a hill above the lake and a road that went up to the hills where Harry had picked what?
(a) Blueberries
(b) Huckleberries
(c) Blackberries
(d) Cherries

2. What does Harry regret having done “so much that he blunted the edge of his perceptions”?
(a) Drinking
(b) Gambling
(c) Drugs
(d) Gossiping

3. What does the German word “jäger” translate to in English?
(a) Hunter
(b) Drink
(c) Priest
(d) Doctor

4. How many winters does the narrator say Harry lived in the Arlberg?
(a) 10
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 4

5. The narrator says that Harry planned this safari in the hopes that he could burn what off his soul in “the way a fighter went to the mountains to work and train in order to burn it out of his body”?
(a) Sloth
(b) Fat
(c) Damage
(d) Weakness

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Black’s Medical Dictionary first published?

2. Harry and the woman are waiting for the arrival of what in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”?

3. The author notes in the preface to the story that the frozen carcass of what animal lies close to the western summit of Kilimanjaro?

4. What kind of tree is Harry’s cot described as sitting under in the beginning of the story?

5. How far does Harry recall driving by sled to town with the chore boy and the corpse of the man that beat the chore boy in his memories of the ranch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harry ask for when the woman brings him more food after he’s dictated to her? What thoughts consume him here?

2. What news does the woman relate when she returns to camp after Harry’s awaken from his nap?

3. How is death symbolized in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”? What animal in the story’s ending represents death?

4. What was Harry doing when he became scratched by a thorn in the story? What is ironic about this situation and Harry’s ensuing ailment?

5. How is Harry’s physical condition described in the beginning of the story? What thoughts consume Harry regarding his condition in the beginning of the story?

6. What does Harry feel incapable of expressing in words when he dictates to the woman in the story?

7. What does the narrator note about Harry’s profession of love to his female companion?

8. Discuss the historical context of the story. How is Harry’s story reflective of the global climate at this time?

9. How is Harry’s flashback to the ranch described? What characters does Harry remember in this setting?

10. Describe Harry’s memory of the officer named Williamson. What did Harry give Williamson?

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