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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the orderly Nick talks to during the night?

2. Nick is friends with how many boys?

3. What type of vacation is Nick taking in this story?

4. What do Nick and Bill drink at the cabin?

5. Where had the peasant kept his wife's body after she died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the story, "The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife," Nick becomes a pawn in a passive aggressive game between his parents. Describe the dynamic in the Adams household and why Nick is forced to choose between his mother and father. Why does Nick make the decision he does?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the use of irony in the life and death situation in the logging camp where the Indian woman gives birth at the same time that her husband commits suicide. How does this experience affect Nick's outlook on life? Explain.

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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