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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. Who is the story in Chapter 8 about?

3. Where are the young man and his wife staying?

4. What is the name of the young man who is the central character in the story for Chapter 11?

5. What happens to Joe's father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Hemingway writes about women giving birth or wanting a child in several of the stories. What is the significance of the birth theme to these stories? In literature in general?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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