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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who joins the Elliot household?

2. What are the traveler's plans after he leaves Italy?

3. What is notable about the waitress serving Nick and his friend?

4. In the Memoir for Chapter 11, which of the following objects is not thrown into the bullfighting ring?

5. Who is the narrator of the Memoir for Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the Memoir of Chapter 6 and the story that follows it--"A Very Short Story." How does the information in this Memoir flow into the Story? Is this different from the other examples in the book? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

There are several instances in the book where young men--Nick for example--must face war and then the return home. Develop an essay on this related statement: "Nick returned home where everything was the same and nothing was the same."

Essay Topic 3

Hemingway writes most of these stories on the theme of the fear of death. Choose three characters from any of the stories and give their views on death. Are they afraid? Do they live in denial? How do they approach it?

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