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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How much older is Manuel than Zurito in "The Undefeated"?
2. In "The Killers," what meal does Ole Andreson normally eat at the restaurant?
3. In "A Simple Enquiry," why does the major put oil on his face?
4. How old is the character Pinn in "A Simple Enquiry"?
5. How much does Jack weigh before the fight in the story "Fifty Grand"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Nick and George’s theory about why two killers are after Ole Andreson?
2. How does the girl view the ways they will change after the operation in "Hills Like White Elephants"?
3. What causes Guy and his friend's car “number” to get dirty, resulting in a facist giving them a ticket?
4. What is Guy proud to be taken for when he is traveling through Italy in “Che Ti Dice La Patria”?
5. Why does Nick want to leave town at the end of "The Killers"?
6. What does the young man in “Che Ti Dice La Patria” do that Guy and his friend think is so strange?
7. How does the American man describe the operation to the girl in "Hills Like White Elephants"?
8. Why does the young officer in “In Another Country” feel like an outsider compared to the other three officers?
9. Why do the people of Milan hate the group of four young men walking through the streets?
10. What do you think the author is suggesting about honesty in "A Simple Enquiry"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay explaining how the author feels about women and marriage. How does he use characters and events to support his belief?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay explaining how the author uses bullfighting and fighting to illustrate the theme of human competition. What does the author suggest about human competition?
Essay Topic 3
Hemingway gives names to some characters, but not others. Write an essay in which you explore why he gives his friend “Guy” a name in the story “Che Ti Dice La Patria?” but not himself? How does this decision affect the narrator’s reliability?
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