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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

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) Molo
(b) Nansen
(c) Hans
(d) Herr Lent

2. 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) Money
(b) Beauty
(c) Intelligence
(d) Talent

3. Of Harry, the narrator says, “It was never what he had done, but always” what?
(a) What he said he would do
(b) What he thought
(c) What he could do
(d) What he had regretted

4. What does the German word “jäger” translate to in English?
(a) Drink
(b) Hunter
(c) Priest
(d) Doctor

5. 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) Frighten away bears
(b) Call the guards to their stations
(c) Warn of a bomb raid
(d) Call people in to meals

Short Answer Questions

1. In Harry’s flashback to fleeing from a British gunner subaltern with a woman, they get into a taxi and go to what location along the Bosphorus?

2. Of Harry’s companion, the narrator says, “She loved anything that was exciting, that involved a change of scene, where there were new people and where things were” what?

3. When Harry apologizes and tells his companion that he’s never loved anyone else the way he loved her, the narrator comments, “He slipped into the familiar lie he made” what by?

4. On what continent is Mount Kilimanjaro located?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the woman’s reasoning for going far from the camp to hunt in the story?

2. Where was “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” first published? How was it received critically?

3. What does the reader learn about Harry from his flashbacks to Paris? What authors are alluded to in this section?

4. How does Harry explain the circumstances that have led him to this fate?

5. How is Harry shown to utilize his talents in the narrative?

6. How is Harry’s flashback to the ranch described? What characters does Harry remember in this setting?

7. How would you describe the relationships between men and women in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”?

8. What do Harry and his female companion first argue about in the story?

9. What news does the woman relate when she returns to camp after Harry’s awaken from his nap?

10. How would you characterize the relationship between Harry and his companion? What is their greatest obstacle as a couple?

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