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

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does Nick return in the story for Chapter 14?

2. What does Nick carry with him on the train?

3. What does the woman see when she looks out of the window?

4. What part of the area does Nick avoid?

5. What is a cogida?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Develop a character study of Agnes von Kurowsky. Why is she important to Nick? Is it because she is caring for his physical wounds? Would Nick have fallen in love with Agnes if they had met in different circumstances? Explain.

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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