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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which book of Hemingway's will devote more time to his war hospital recovery?
(a) To Have and Have Not
(b) The Sun Also Rises
(c) For Whom the Bell Tolls
(d) A Farewell to Arms

2. What shocking event occurs this night for Nick, his father and Uncle George?
(a) The country goes to war with Japan
(b) There is a lynching in town
(c) The local forest catches fire
(d) A man commits suicide by slitting his throat

3. What does Bill's father say makes drunkards?
(a) No self restraint
(b) Sad memories
(c) Opening liquor bottles
(d) Too much money

4. What is the location of the Memoir for Chapter 3?
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Wisconsin
(d) South Africa

5. What war does the narrator mention in the memoir for Chapter 1?
(a) World War II
(b) The Vietnam War
(c) The Korean War
(d) World War I

Short Answer Questions

1. A U.S. ship called the Simpson is in a ______________ state.

2. Who is Dick Boulton?

3. Why does Uncle George not accompany Nick and his father back to their camp that night?

4. What does Bugs offer to Nick?

5. Where does Krebs plan to go to get a job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting for the story "Cross-Country Snow" in Chapter 12?

2. What is the topic of the Memoir for Chapter 1?

3. Explain the scenario of the Memoir of Chapter 8.

4. In the Story of Chapter 8, another Hungarian man is introduced as the main character. Describe his situation.

5. Explain the subject for "Big Two-Hearted River: Part I," the story for Chapter 14.

6. How does Hemingway use dialogue to indicate that the couple's marriage is probably doomed?

7. What is the significance of "The Three-Day Blow," the story's title?

8. What is a quai and what is its significance to the story?

9. Explain the subject of the Memoir of Chapter 15.

10. Stylistically, what is significant about the Memoir and story of Chapter 6?

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