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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. What does Harry regret having done “so much that he blunted the edge of his perceptions”?
2. Harry tells his mistress in the story, “Love is a dunghill. And I’m the” what?
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?”
4. Where does Harry describe renting a trout stream after the war as his companion dictates?
5. Who does Harry consider “were dull and they drank too much, or they played too much backgammon”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What elements of Harry’s past show the greatest impact on him as a character?
2. What memories do Harry first recall through flashback in the story?
3. What are the details of the letter Harry recalls sending to New York in the story?
4. What does the reader learn about Harry from his flashbacks to Paris? What authors are alluded to in this section?
5. What food does the woman bring to Harry after his nap? How does Harry feel about eating it?
6. What indications does the author give that Harry’s flight with Compton is a dream?
7. What sound awakens the woman after Harry’s death? What does she do?
8. How does Harry’s female companion say she feels about Africa in the story?
9. What is the emotional state of Harry’s companion in the beginning of “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”?
10. What is the first setting that Harry describes when dictating to the woman?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the characters of Hans and Barker as depicted through Harry’s flashbacks. What do each of these characters represent symbolically in the story? What do the characters mean to Harry? How did Harry’s experiences with these individuals influence his character?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of death as illustrated through Hemingway’s imagery in the beginning of “The Snows of Kilimanjaro.” What creatures in the beginning of the story are associated with death? How? What do these animals symbolize to the central characters in the story?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the relationship between Harry and the woman and the conflicts that engage these characters in the beginning of the story. What are the objectives of Harry and the woman? How do these objectives conflict with one another? Why does Harry demean the woman?
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