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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. How does Catherine say she feels in Chapter 19?

2. How does Marita describe the short story when she first reads it?

3. Which story does David rewrite in the last chapter?

4. How many wives could David have if he lived in Africa?

5. How does Catherine travel to Paris?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marita say she wants David to do every day after Catherine has gone for good?

2. What does Catherine say when David and Marita come home from celebrating the completion of the elephant story?

3. What does Catherine say about the long manuscript in Chapter 23?

4. What does David do at the beginning of Chapter 29?

5. About what does Marita wonder in Chapter 28?

6. What does Marita try to do for David after Catherine has destroyed his short stories?

7. What does David do when he gets back from the beach with the girls after finishing the elephant story?

8. What does Catherine do when she comes into the house in Chapter 20?

9. What does Davy do on the hunt that makes his father proud of him?

10. What does Catherine say about marriage after her trip to Nice with Marita?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all have their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write about their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affects the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

What happens at the Cove, and what significance does this have on the plot? Who is involved in these scenes, and what do these events symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affectd the course of the plot. Why might Hemingway have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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