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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 happened to Nick when he was by himself?
2. Where is Nick headed in this story?
3. Who is the large prostitute that Nick and Tom run into at the bus station?
4. What does Nick's uncle think he is?
5. Ad has some physical oddities such as a missing ear and __________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the premise of this story?
2. Who writes the Preface for this book?
3. What stereotypes does Hemingway point out related to the peasants and the way the innkeeper refers to them?
4. How does Nick's fear of death exhibit again in this story?
5. Is Nick realistic in thinking that he can rekindle the relationship with Marjorie, especially in light of discussions he has had with Bill on the topic?
6. On which artist's work does Nick model his writing?
7. How does Hemingway continue to show Nick's passivity?
8. How do Nick's uncle and father react when Nick summons them to return to camp?
9. What happens when Nick and his friends pass some Indians on their way home on the Fourth of July?
10. What are some of the things that Nick recalls about his father in this story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why did Hemingway choose to use the omniscient narrator perspective for the stories? What does this point of view entail? What do you know about the characters and the plot lines that you would not know from a different point of view?
Essay Topic 2
THE NICK ADAMS STORIES is a classic chronology of growing from a boy into a man. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Hemingway writes about women giving birth or wanting a child in several of the stories. What is the significance of the birth theme to these stories and in literature in general?
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