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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. When Harry first drifts into the flashback of his memories in the story, he sees in his mind a railway station in Karagatch. In what country is Karagatch located?

2. In Harry’s flashback to the fighting in Anatolia, the narrator remarks, “That was the day he'd first seen dead men wearing white ballet skirts and upturned shoes with” what on them?

3. In one flashback, Harry recalls “the man who had the fox to sell when they had walked into” what town?

4. Who is described as having been in the Kaiser Jägers and later went hunting hares with Harry in a flashback in the beginning of the story?

5. In one of Harry’s flashbacks, he recalls talking to a member of the Kaiser Jägers above the saw-mill about the attack on Perticara and where?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. While his companion is out hunting, Harry considers her character. How does Harry perceive the woman he’s with in this section?

6. What is the emotional state of Harry’s companion in the beginning of “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”?

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

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

9. What are the details of the letter Harry recalls sending to New York in the story?

10. What does the thorn in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” represent symbolically?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Harry’s perceptions of the very rich and the poor as seen in the narrative. How does Harry describe the wealthy characters he has befriended and/or spent time with? How do these characters differ from those he encountered in the war? How are Harry’s perceptions of the rich illustrated through his relationship with the woman?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of “wasted talent” seen in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro.” Whom does Harry blame for his wasted talent initially? How does he feel this waste is the fault of his own? How does this theme relate to Harry’s decision to come to Africa?

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