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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. What is the powdered milk brand that Harry’s companion says she’ll have the servants mash potatoes with in the narrative?
(a) Atkins
(b) Dewberry’s
(c) Nestle
(d) Klim

2. One of Harry’s flashbacks describes a trip for Anatolia. On this trip, Harry remembers making an attack with the newly arrived officers from where?
(a) Constantine
(b) Peru
(c) North Korea
(d) Israel

3. Of death, Harry says in the beginning of the story, “The remarkable thing is that it’s” what?
(a) Frightening
(b) Painless
(c) Cold
(d) Chilling

4. When Harry’s mistress says in the beginning of the story, “Please tell me what I can do,” Harry responds that she can take his leg off or do what?
(a) Call his daughter
(b) Leave him alone
(c) Shoot him
(d) Write out his will

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Hôtel de Crillon opened in Paris?

2. What is Harry’s response when his companion says, “That's not fair. I love you now. I'll always love you. Don't you love me?”

3. How many children did Harry’s female companion have?

4. The author notes in the preface to the story that the frozen carcass of what animal lies close to the western summit of Kilimanjaro?

5. When Harry offers Compton breakfast at the end of the story, Compton only accepts what?

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