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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. What is William still doing at the end of "A Pursuit Race"?

2. In "Now I Lay Me," how many other people are in the bedroom with Nick?

3. What literary technique does Hemingway use most frequently in the collection of short stories included in "Men Without Women"?

4. What kind of pie does Nick's dad offer him when he returns home in "Ten Indians"?

5. What was the cause of the peasant’s wife’s death in "An Alpine Idyll"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does William respond when Mr. Turner accuses him of drinking too much and of needing help in "A Pursuit Race"?

2. What is the publication that the narrator of “Banal Story” is reading while Manuel lays dying and what types of articles are in the publication?

3. How does Nick respond when he hears about Prudence Mitchelle and Frank Washburn in "Ten Indians"?

4. What is the author’s attitude toward war?

5. What advice does William offer Mr. Turner in "A Pursuit Race"?

6. What is the mean stereotype that Carl says to Nick about his Indian girlfriend in "Ten Indians"?

7. What does Nick begin thinking about after John gives him advice in "Now I Lay Me"?

8. Overall, what is the author’s perspective on women and romantic relationships?

9. How would you describe the American woman traveling with a canary in "A Canary For One"?

10. Why do the innkeeper and the sexton call the peasant a beast in "An Alpine Idyll"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining how Hemingway develops the theme of humanity’s competitive nature. Select one or more of the short stories as a focal point for illustrating how Hemingway uses that character (or those characters) and the events in developing this particular theme.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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