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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 does Jack weigh before the fight in the story "Fifty Grand"?

2. In "The Undefeated," how many times does Manuel stab the bull before it dies?

3. How does the narrator explain the man's strange behavior to his friend Guy in the story "Che Ti Dice La Patria?"

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

5. In "The Undefeated," what is the name of the specific bullfight that Retana agrees to let Manuel fight in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Jack have a difficult time sleeping in "Fifty Grand"?

3. Why does Nick want to leave town at the end of "The Killers"?

4. What is Nick and George’s theory about why two killers are after Ole Andreson?

5. How would you describe Jack’s attitude toward his fight?

6. How is Manuel’s bullfighting talent described?

7. Why do the people of Milan hate the group of four young men walking through the streets?

8. What theme is the girl in "Hills Like White Elephants" suggesting by saying that they can never get their life back, once she has had the operation?

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

10. Why does the girl ask the American man to stop talking in "Hills Like White Elephants"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining how the author uses characters from war to depict the theme of the inevitability of aging. Describe how characters respond to the aging process and explain what this viewpoint suggests about the author.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay arguing which protagonist is the most believable and why. Describe the protagonist, the events surrounding him/her, and explain how the author creates a protagonist who is realistic and evokes empathy in the reader.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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