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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. The name of the western summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro translates to what in English, according to the author’s preface to the story?
(a) The Scaffold of Life
(b) The Palace of Kings
(c) The Den of the Dragon
(d) The House of God

2. Harry’s companion tells him that they always stayed at what hotel in St. Germain?
(a) The Café Royal Hotel
(b) The Pavillion Henri-Quatre
(c) The Hôtel de Crillon
(d) The Hotel II Salviatino

3. It is noted of Harry’s past, “It was strange, too, wasn't it, that when he fell in love with another woman, that woman should always have more” what “than the last one?”
(a) Beauty
(b) Money
(c) Talent
(d) Intelligence

4. When Harry begins dictating to his companion, he describes a bell on a pole by the door of the log house used to do what?
(a) Call the guards to their stations
(b) Warn of a bomb raid
(c) Frighten away bears
(d) Call people in to meals

5. What does Harry recall giving Williamson instead of shooting him when Williamson was dying from his injuries?
(a) A bottle of whiskey
(b) His own rifle
(c) A love letter from his wife
(d) All his morphine pills

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. As Harry describes his past for his companion to dictate in the second half of the story, he describes the husband of the woman who ran the Bal Musette as having what occupation?

3. How is the chore boy described that was left at the ranch and told not to let anyone get any hay in Harry’s recollections?

4. The Sette Communi was a group of municipalities in the Veneto region that spoke what language?

5. Harry says that he and his mistress hired whom instead of a good mechanic?

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