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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 Harry’s flashback to Schrunz on Christmas day, the narrator describes a glacier above what mountain huts?
(a) The Bodenalpenhaus
(b) The Madlenerhaus
(c) The Chamanna Dal Linard
(d) The Berghaus-Verein

2. The author notes in the preface to the story that the frozen carcass of what animal lies close to the western summit of Kilimanjaro?
(a) A lion
(b) A wildebeest
(c) A leopard
(d) A hyena

3. What kind of hat is Compton described as wearing at the end of the story?
(a) A grey safari hat
(b) A blue fedora
(c) A brown felt hat
(d) A black top hat

4. Harry tells the woman in the beginning of the story that the vultures appeared the day that what happened?
(a) The day they arrived in Africa
(b) The day they arrived in Egypt
(c) The day they got engaged
(d) The day the truck broke down

5. The narrator says of Harry’s female companion that she liked to read in the evening before dinner and she drank what while she read?
(a) Scotch and soda
(b) Rum and soda
(c) Wine
(d) Tea

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Harry’s companion says in the beginning of the story, “I said I’d go anywhere you wanted. If you wanted to shoot we could have gone shooting” where?

4. By what name does the African servant call Harry?

5. Who does Harry’s companion call for when she awakens at the end of the story?

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