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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 is the subject of the stories?

2. How does Nick react to the surgery?

3. What type of business does Aunt Halley's husband run?

4. When was this story published?

5. Who is Nick's father going to help?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Nick in this story and what is his interaction with a disgruntled fellow soldier?

2. Where is Nick in this story and how does he relate to those around him?

3. What news does Nick's father give him when he returns home and how does Nick react?

4. What is the purpose of a Preface?

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

6. How was Nick able to summon his father and uncle when he got scared on the camping trip?

7. How does Hemingway indicate Nick's immaturity again in this story?

8. Despite his being older, what fear still haunts Nick?

9. Does Hemingway give a clear reason for Nick's activity in this story?

10. How does Nick show sensitivity when interacting with the large prostitute, Alice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the racial discrimination in the area surrounding Petoskey, Michigan. How is it displayed? What is the racial demographic of Petoskey? How does Nick perceive the discrimination against the Indians? Does he ever perpetuate it? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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