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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 unique about the man that the two waiters are serving in "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place"?

2. Where are the two prostitutes arguing in "Light of the World"?

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

4. Why is Francis Adolph crazy?

5. What day does the man who recently asked Dr. Wilcox for help bleed to death?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joey's father die, and how do the other men respond to this death?

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

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

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

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

6. Why does the patient want to be castrated, and what happens to him?

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

8. What does the girl tell the boy in "The Sea Change", and how does he respond?

9. What is Harold's one criteria in a wife?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many characters in these stories are forced to sacrifice much in order to obtain their goals. Who are some of these characters, and how do their sacrifices affect the other characters around them? Are these sacrifices worth the reward? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Failure is a strong theme in these stories. Which of the plot lines best displays this theme, and which characters are most affected by it?

Essay Topic 3

There are a number of different settings in this book. Describe some of these settings. Why might Hemingway have chosen these settings for these stories to take place?

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