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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 the narrator of "Wine of Wyoming" hunt for?

2. Why does the boy in "A Day's Wait" think he is going to die?

3. What does Nick do that gets him in trouble in "The Last Good Country"?

4. What is Edwin's job during the Spanish Civil War?

5. What does Mr. Frazer spend most of his free time doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes an attack on the house Edwin is living in in "Landscape with Figures"?

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

3. What happens to the three men who Harry refuses to take to the U.S. one day?

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

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

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

7. How is Blindy blinded?

8. What does Littless do when she runs away with Nick in "The Last Good Country"?

9. What does Nick think about while he is driving with his son?

10. What does the good lion do when he is mocked for his strange eating habits?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

There were many characters in these stories who were manipulated and persuaded to do things they did not want to do. What are some of these instances, and how are those characters affected by the manipulation?

Essay Topic 3

Hemingway presents the idea that there are two sides to every man. Choose three of the characters from the stories, and write about their dual natures and how this duality affected the characters around them.

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