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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. In the Memoir for Chapter 9, bullfighting is considered to be a _______________.

3. Who sleeps in the big mediaeval bed?

4. How does Joe's father die?

5. What does the traveler think that Italy is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Hemingway is a master at character study in the scene in Chapter 3 when Nick and Marjorie break up. What body language does Hemingway give the characters? What does their dialogue reveal--or not--about how they are feeling?

Essay Topic 2

In the story "The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife," Nick becomes a pawn in a passive-aggressive game between his parents. Describe the dynamic in the Adams' household and why Nick is forced to choose between his mother and father. Why does Nick make the decision he does?

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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