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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 has left the town in this story?

2. What nationality is the girl that Nick spends a lot of time with?

3. Which of the following does Nick's mother NOT do for his father?

4. Who gives Nick and Littless money for their trip?

5. Who is Nick with in this story?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the nature of Nick's relationship with his sister, Littless?

5. How is Nick physically impaired in this story?

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

7. How is Nick's demeanor in this story uncharacteristic of his usual calm manner?

8. What does Nick recall about being scared when camping with his father and uncle one time?

9. What is the editor's main point about the book as stated in the Preface?

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

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

Hemingway gives Nick the ability to see beyond immediate pain and discomfort by putting him in situations that give him hope. Cite some examples where Nick's mood and spirits lift when his hopeful nature takes over.

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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