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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. Many claim that the Dada movement began where?

2. How did the chore boy kill the man that beat him in Harry’s memories from the ranch?

3. Anatolia is a region of what current country?

4. Harry’s companion tells him early in the story that she wishes they’d gone to what city that Harry loves instead?

5. How many winters does the narrator say Harry lived in the Arlberg?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the theme of death illustrated in the ending of the story? What is ironic about this depiction?

3. What imagery is depicted as Harry flies in the plane at the end of the story?

4. What does the gangrene in Harry’s leg represent symbolically in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”?

5. How would you describe the narrator of the story? Is the narrator’s perspective limited or omniscient?

6. 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?

7. How does Harry’s behavior toward the woman progress as he drinks before falling asleep in the narrative?

8. How is the scene described when Harry awakens and sees Compton in the end of the story?

9. Why does Harry berate himself as he sits alone after awakening from his nap in the story?

10. How does Harry’s demeanor change when death begins moving in on him in the cot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the leopard in the snow described in the author’s Preface symbolize in the story? Why does the author give this description prior to the opening lines of dialogue? How does the imagery of the leopard tie into the themes of “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the narrative style of “The Snows of Kilimanjaro.” Is the narrator involved in the action or standing outside of it? Is the narrator’s perspective omniscient or limited? Why do you think the author chose this narrative style? How does the narrative style of this story compare with that of Hemingway’s other works?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Molo in the narrative. What language does Molo speak? What is his role in the plot of the narrative? Why do you think the author included this character in his minimalist story?

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