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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. Of Harry’s old life, the narrator says that he had traded it for what when he fell into his relationship with his female companion?
(a) Love
(b) Security
(c) Passion
(d) Admiration

2. What word does the narrator use in the beginning of the story to refer to a type of African gazelles?
(a) Egrets
(b) Hyenas
(c) Ngalis
(d) Tommies

3. Harry’s “femme de ménage” in Paris is described as having said, “It is the wife of the working man who suffers from” what?
(a) The government’s greed
(b) This shortening of hours
(c) His lack of education
(d) His adulterous affairs

4. What is the name of Harry’s female companion in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”?
(a) Marie
(b) Anna
(c) Helen
(d) Sara

5. Vorarlberg is located in what current nation?
(a) Russia
(b) Germany
(c) Poland
(d) Austria

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?”

2. What kind of hat is Compton described as wearing at the end of the story?

3. When describing his past to his companion who dictates, Harry describes the people of the Place Contrescarpe as being of two kinds: the drunkards and the what?

4. What does the word “skischule” translate to in English?

5. Who is described as Harry’s “femme de ménage” in his descriptions of Paris while dictating to his companion?

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