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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 Bill's father say makes drunkards?

2. What is the attitude of the narrator telling the story?

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

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

5. What feeling does Nick have on this morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the narrator's tone in the Memoir for Chapter 4.

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

3. How does Hemingway showcase the classic theme of good vs. evil in the disparate stories of the Hungarian robbers and the Hungarian Communist?

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

5. Why is Krebs short-tempered with his mother and her plans for his new life?

6. How does Hemingway give Ad a sense of pride despite his seriously compromised situation?

7. Even though Nick initiated the break up with Marjorie, he is still overcome with emotion. How does Hemingway indicate this to the reader?

8. Why does Krebs have to resort to lying in order to make his military service seem more important when he returns home?

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

10. What parallels does Hemingway draw between the three bullfighters and Mr. and Mrs. Elliot and her lover?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the story in Chapter 4, "The Three-Day Blow," Nick likens his behavior of breaking up with Marjorie to the storms that are called Three-Day Blows. What is meant by a Three-Day Blow? Why does Nick compare his actions to it? Is he being reasonable or just trying to justify his behavior?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Explain the use of irony in the life and death situation in the logging camp where the Indian woman gives birth at the same time that her husband commits suicide. How does this experience affect Nick's outlook on life? Explain.

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