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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 Mr. Wheeler tease his waitress about?

2. Who pays the matador's bills while he is out of the country?

3. Where is Edwin's friend, John from?

4. Where do Robert and Helena consummate their relationship?

5. Who does Jimmy talk with a lot while his father is sleeping?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the man in "Get a Seeing-Eyed Dog" ask his wife to leave him?

2. What does David regret doing in "An African Story"?

3. What happens when Mr. Harris is eating at a train station restaurant?

4. What is the woman writing to the medical column about in "One Reader Writes"?

5. Why does the boy in "A Day's Wait" think he is going to die, and how is he calmed down?

6. What does the matador do when he receives notices about his mother's grave fee?

7. What do the Fontans make in secret, and why is it so secret?

8. What happens to the man spraying cologne in "The Butterfly and the Tank"?

9. What happens to the faithful bull when he is set out to breed?

10. What makes Stevie's father disappointed in him?

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

There were many secrets made, kept, and told in these stories. What are some of these stories, and what significance do those secrets have on the plots they are involved in?

Essay Topic 3

Symbolism is a very prevalent literary device used by Hemingway. What are some of these symbols, and how does their presence affect the course of the plots they are involved in?

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