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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 is the unnamed narrator of the story?

2. What is the narrator doing in the Memoir?

3. What military force is withdrawing from the city of Smyrna?

4. What does Krebs think he would like to have?

5. Why does the Lieutenant ride his horse out into the field?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the character, Nick Adams, introduced in this chapter?

2. Why does the ending of his relationship with his nurse particularly wound Nick?

3. Explain how the young matador shows disrespect to the older matadors.

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

5. What are the main themes of the story which will become important throughout the entire book?

6. Explain why the mountain is a metaphor in the story "Cross-Country Snow" in Chapter 12.

7. What does Hemingway mean when the maid asks the wife if she has lost something and the wife replies that she had really wanted the cat but it is gone?

8. Who is the narrator of the Memoir for Chapter 13, and with whom does he interact in this very short scene?

9. Explain the significance of the wet, dead leaves affixed to the bodies of the condemned men in the Memoir for Chapter 5.

10. What are the circumstances of the "On the Quai at Smyrna" story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hemingway gives Nick the ability to see beyond immediate pain and discomfort by putting him in situations that give him hope. Cite some examples where Nick's mood and spirits lift when his hopeful nature takes over.

Essay Topic 2

There is a saying that "There are no atheists in foxholes." Explain the significance of this saying in light of the Memoir in Chapter 7 where the young soldier prays fervently while under siege.

Essay Topic 3

War is a recurring theme in the Memoirs and in some of the Stories in the book. How are killing and war perceived by the young men when it seems like sport at first? How do the perceptions change when they are seriously wounded, as Nick is? How do they manage the aftermath of war and the personal toll it takes on them?

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