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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 the German word “jäger” translate to in English?
2. As his companion dictates, Harry describes renting a trout stream after the war and says there were two ways to walk it. One was down the valley from where?
3. The author’s preface to “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” states that Mount Kilimanjaro is how many feet high?
4. What term does the narrator use in describing the police that followed the deserter to the woodcutter’s cabin in Harry’s flashback?
5. How many children did Harry’s female companion have?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do you think the imagery at the end of the novel (when Harry is on the plane) represents?
2. How is the scene described when Harry awakens and sees Compton in the end of the story?
3. How are the “real world” and “dream world” differentiated through the narrative style at the ending of the story?
4. What does the gangrene in Harry’s leg represent symbolically in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”?
5. What happens in the narrative when the text transitions to italics for the first time?
6. What does the narrator note about Harry’s profession of love to his female companion?
7. What elements of Harry’s past show the greatest impact on him as a character?
8. How have Harry’s feelings about his impending death changed in the course of the story by the ending?
9. How would you describe the relationships between men and women in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”?
10. In what ways does Harry exhibit apathy regarding his situation or life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the settings of Karagatch and Thrace and analyzes Harry’s memories here. What train is Harry awaiting in this memory? What examples of imagery are described in this setting? Why does this memory stand out to Harry as he faces death?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the character of Molo in the narrative. What language does Molo speak? What is his role in the plot of the narrative? Why do you think the author included this character in his minimalist story?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Harry’s perceptions of the very rich and the poor as seen in the narrative. How does Harry describe the wealthy characters he has befriended and/or spent time with? How do these characters differ from those he encountered in the war? How are Harry’s perceptions of the rich illustrated through his relationship with the woman?
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