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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. Where does Jim make love to Liz?

2. Why is Guy stopped by a fascist officer?

3. Where does George work?

4. What does Dr. Wilcox carry with him while treating patients?

5. What is the American woman's daughter sad about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nick tell Anderson, and how does Anderson respond?

2. What are the Roman soldiers talking about in "Today is Friday"?

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

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

5. Who does the American soldier talk with during the night, and what is said?

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

7. What does the young couple reveal to the older American woman as the train stops?

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

9. What are the two prostitutes in "The Light of the World" arguing about?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The pursuit of happiness was a common theme found in these stories. What stories embody this theme, and how does that pursuit affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

Protection is a strong theme in these stories. Where does this theme appear, and which characters are most affected by the presence of this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Hemingway includes some ingenious forms of irony in these stories. What are some of these examples, and how does their ironic nature affect the plot of the stories they are included in?

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