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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of Harry and his mistress, the narrator says, “It was not her fault that when he went to her he was” what?

2. Compton watches for holes made by what animals as he prepares to take off in the plane at the end of the story?

3. Tristan Tzara is described in Harry’s Paris flashback as wearing what?

4. 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?

5. What composer does Harry say to his companion “wrote the words and music. This knowledge that you’re going mad for me”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the historical context of the story. How is Harry’s story reflective of the global climate at this time?

2. How is the theme of death depicted from the opening of the story?

3. How are the “real world” and “dream world” differentiated through the narrative style at the ending of the story?

4. Discuss Harry’s regrets in the story. How do Harry’s regrets correlate with the presence of death?

5. What thoughts does Harry have about his past relationships to the “very rich”? What does this past have to do with Harry’s decision to come to Africa?

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

7. When Harry “returns” from his first reverie into his past, what comments does he make to his female companion?

8. What does Harry ask for when the woman brings him more food after he’s dictated to her? What thoughts consume him here?

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

10. What do you think the imagery at the end of the novel (when Harry is on the plane) represents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Hemingway’s use of flashback in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro.” How does Hemingway denote the transitions from the present narrative to the past narrative? How common is this stylistic device in Hemingway’s body of works? How does the narrative of the flashbacks in the story differ from the normal prose?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the settings of Karagatch and Thrace and analyzes Harry’s memories here. What train is Harry awaiting in this memory? What examples of imagery are described in this setting? Why does this memory stand out to Harry as he faces death?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Harry in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro.” How are Harry’s physical traits described? How old is Harry? What are Harry’s main objectives as a character? How does Harry drive the action of the story forward?

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