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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Snows of Kilimanjaro.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In one flashback, Harry recalls “the man who had the fox to sell when they had walked into” what town?
(a) Bludenz
(b) Kappl
(c) Feidkirch
(d) St. Gallen

2. What river runs through Paris?
(a) The River Thames
(b) The River Seine
(c) The River Esplanade
(d) The River Elise

3. When dictating to his companion, Harry describes living in an apartment where you could see the wood and coal man’s place. What did the wood and coal man also sell?
(a) Butchered hens
(b) Bad wine
(c) Olives
(d) Pigs

4. When Harry awakens in the evening, the African servant tells him that his companion has gone to do what?
(a) Cook dinner
(b) Bathe
(c) Hunt
(d) Call for help

5. What affliction has Harry contracted in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”?
(a) Typhus
(b) Malaria
(c) Dysentery
(d) Gangrene

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name does the author assert the western summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro is known as in the author’s preface to the story?

2. When Harry begins dictating to his companion, he describes a log house on a hill above the lake. What kind of trees are described as running from the house to the dock?

3. Where does Harry describe renting a trout stream after the war as his companion dictates?

4. In what part of his body is Harry afflicted in the story?

5. How would you describe the narrator of “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”?

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