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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the husband nervous as they walk through the streets of town?

2. What nationality is the young man in the story?

3. Who sleeps in the big mediaeval bed?

4. Who does the wife speak to on her way out of the building?

5. What do Nick and his friend realize as they talk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hemingway shows two radically different situations involving Hungarian men in Chapter 8. One Hungarian man is shown extreme kindness as he travels through Europe while two Hungarian men are indiscriminately shot during a robbery in Kansas City. Using this example, develop an essay on the theme of good and evil--the good of the European people and the evil of the American cop.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the format of the book. What is the purpose of the Memoirs? What is the purpose of the Stories? Why do some of the Memoirs relate to the associated Stories and some do not?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the importance of the Prelude, "On the Quai at Smyrna" to the rest of the book. What important parameters does it establish? What themes does it introduce? Why did Hemingway lead with this story?

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