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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 do the killers describe Ole Andreson in "The Killers"?

2. In the story "The Killeres," what is the name of the restaurant where the two killers come in search of Ole Andreson?

3. In "A Simple Enquiry," what does the major call Pinn?

4. Where do the three soliders and the narrator often walk to in "In Another Country"?

5. In the story "Fifty Grand," what is the name of the fighter to whom Jack loses?

Short Essay Questions

1. In hindsight and while in the hospital, how does Manuel perceive his final fight?

2. How does the author describe the scenery at the start of “Che Ti Dice La Patria”?

3. How is the hospital described in “In Another Country”?

4. Why is Retana reluctant to have Manuel fight again?

5. Why does the major think that Pinn is lying to him about being corrupt to his girlfriend in "A Single Enquiry"?

6. It is suggested that Jack does not like many people. How does he feel about Jerry in "Fifty Grand"?

7. Why does the major in "In Another Country" tell the young officer that no man should marry?

8. What does the young man in “Che Ti Dice La Patria” do that Guy and his friend think is so strange?

9. How does the girl view the ways they will change after the operation in "Hills Like White Elephants"?

10. How does the American man describe the operation to the girl in "Hills Like White Elephants"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining the author’s development and use of the theme of loneliness and detachment from war. What suggestion does the author make about war and its repercussions? How does he use people to strengthen this theme?

Essay Topic 2

At different points in individual stories, main characters express loneliness or detachment. How do these experiences relate to the events of WWl and what do they suggest about Hemingway?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing the author’s narrative style. Select three words to describe his writing style and explain how his minimalistic approach to dialogue and diction impacts his audience.

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