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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. Of Harry’s old life, the narrator says that he had traded it for what when he fell into his relationship with his female companion?

2. What word does the narrator use in the beginning of the story to refer to a type of African gazelles?

3. Many claim that the Dada movement began where?

4. Who does Harry consider “were dull and they drank too much, or they played too much backgammon”?

5. The Dada movement was originated by a group of artists and poets associated with what café?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harry think about when he awakens alone after a nap in the story? Where has his companion gone?

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

3. In what ways is Harry’s flight seen as a hopeful ending to the story?

4. What is the emotional state of Harry’s companion in the beginning of “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”?

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

6. How is death’s movement personified in the story? What happens to Harry at this time?

7. What imagery is depicted as Harry flies in the plane at the end of the story?

8. Why does Harry berate himself as he sits alone after awakening from his nap in the story?

9. How is the theme of death illustrated in the ending of the story? What is ironic about this depiction?

10. What does the gangrene in Harry’s leg represent symbolically in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of “wasted talent” seen in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro.” Whom does Harry blame for his wasted talent initially? How does he feel this waste is the fault of his own? How does this theme relate to Harry’s decision to come to Africa?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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