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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. Who argues with the Secretary about whether or not there is snow on the mountains in Harry’s flashback in the beginning of the story?
(a) Hans
(b) Herr Lent
(c) Nansen
(d) Molo

2. What does the phrase “Sans Voir” from the story translate to in English?
(a) Without love
(b) Without voice
(c) Without sound
(d) Without seeing

3. How many children did Harry’s female companion have?
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 3

4. Where does Compton appear to be flying Harry to at the end of the story?
(a) The top of Mt. Kilimanjaro
(b) The hospital in Bengasi
(c) The rescue center in Arusha
(d) The train station at Paris

5. For how long was Harry’s group snow-bound in Harry’s flashback to his time at the mountain huts by Schrunz?
(a) 3 weeks
(b) 1 week
(c) 2 weeks
(d) 2 days

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harry recall giving Williamson instead of shooting him when Williamson was dying from his injuries?

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

3. The bicycle racer that Harry describes to his dictating companion is said to have won what place in the Paris-Tours?

4. The narrator says of Harry in the second half of the story, “So this was how you died, in whispers that you” what?

5. What is the name of a clear, colorless fruit brandy made from morello cherries that is described in the story?

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