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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. Who tends the counter at the restaurant?

2. What happened to Nick when he was by himself?

3. Littless teases Nick about a girl named __________.

4. What religion does Nick's mother practice?

5. When was this story published?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Marjorie's relationship to Nick and how does he feel about the relationship at this point?

2. How does Nick's father help Nick deal with the graphic events of surgery and suicide?

3. How does Hemingway continue to show Nick's passivity?

4. What near altercation does Nick's father have with another man regarding cutting wood?

5. What is the them in this story?

6. What happened to the Indians, some of whom at one time were considered successful in the area?

7. What are some of the things that Nick recalls about his father in this story?

8. What does Nick's insanity prove that Hemingway is not afraid to do?

9. Why does Hemingway mention Mark Twain and his characters in the story?

10. How does Nick show uncharacteristic anger in this story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hemingway writes extensively in his career about bullfighting. Why was the sport so popular? Why would a man like Hemingway be attracted to it? What are your own feelings about the sport?

Essay Topic 2

Create a character study of Nick. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Nick?

Essay Topic 3

In the story, "The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife," Nick becomes a pawn in a passive aggressive game between his parents. Describe the dynamic in the Adams household and why Nick is forced to choose between his mother and father. Why does Nick make the decision he does?

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