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

2. What does the narrator of "Black Ass at the Cross Roads" do at the end of the day?

3. What does Stevie do that wins a prize?

4. How is the narrator in "A Day's Wait" related to the boy?

5. Where is Enrique hiding at the beginning of "Nobody Ever Dies"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mr. Wheeler keep contact with his son, and how do Stevie's doctor's feel about his progress in the mental institution?

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

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

4. What does Jimmy witness on "The Train Trip"?

5. What is Nick good at doing with women?

6. What does Al ask Edwin the night before he heads off to battle?

7. How does Cayetano spend his days in the hospital?

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

9. How does the narrator of "A Natural History of the Dead" wish to present his information about death?

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

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?

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

Nick Adams was a character we were able to follow through a number of different stories. How does he change over the course of his life, and what causes these changes?

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