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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. Where did Ad meet Bugs?

2. What do Nick and his father discuss as they leave the Indian camp?

3. What religion does Nick's mother practice?

4. Why does Nick's father fight with a man?

5. What is Nick's father's demeanor when he is recalled to camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the premise of this story?

2. What is Nick doing as the story begins and who does he meet?

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

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

5. On which artist's work does Nick model his writing?

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

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

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

9. How does Hemingway show his love of nature through Nick's actions in this story?

10. What two themes are evident in this story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several events of foreshadowing in the stories. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the stories that serve as foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 2

Create a character study of Nick's father. 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

War is a recurring theme in some of the Stories in the book. How are killing and war perceived by the young men when it seems like sport at first? How do the perceptions change when they are seriously wounded, as Nick is? How do they manage the aftermath of war and the personal toll it takes on them?

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