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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nick's condition when the story opens?

2. Who is the Captain that Nick meets at the Italian battalion?

3. In what war did Hemingway serve?

4. Bill says the strong wind will blow for how many days?

5. Who is Nick's fellow soldier who has also been injured?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "The Three-Day Blow," Nick likens his behavior of breaking up with Marjorie to the storms that are called Three-Day Blows. What is meant by a Three-Day Blow? Why does Nick compare his actions to it? Is he being reasonable or just trying to justify his behavior?

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 most of these stories on the theme of the fear of death. Choose three characters from any of the stories and give their views on death. Are they afraid? Do they live in denial? How do they approach it?

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