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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 is Paco doing when he dies?

2. Who brings the wife the cat that is in the rain?

3. What kind of people stay at the Luarca hotel?

4. Why does the boy think the girl wants to do the unnamed activity?

5. Where is Francis Macomber when he dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nick's father tell him on the 4th of July, and how does Nick respond?

2. What does the narrator tell the old man at the bridge to do, and why does he not listen?

3. What does Jim do with Liz after returning from his hunting trip?

4. What happens when Turner catches up with William Campbell?

5. How does the American couple feel about the trip Peduzzi takes them on, and why?

6. What happens on the first day of Francis Macomber's hunting trip?

7. What do Dr. Adams and Dick argue about?

8. What does the narrator in "After the Storm" regret when he gets out of prison?

9. What is the story behind the burial that the two men witness while skiing?

10. What do the waiters in "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" talk about after the old deaf man leaves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Death is an integral part of a number of these stories. What are some of the most significant instances of death, and how does it change the course of the plot in these stories?

Essay Topic 2

The relationship between fear and courage is presented in a few of these stories. What is this relationship, and where is it displayed in these stories? How does the combination of these terms affect the course of those plots?

Essay Topic 3

Training and education are topics of discussion in these stories. Where do these topics appear in this book, and what affect do they have on the characters involved in those plots?

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