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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 thinks back to the railway station in Karagatch, he recalls that he was leaving what geographical area after the retreat?
2. Harry’s companion tells him when she returns from hunting, “The boys have the wood all ready and the grass to make” what?
3. Harry’s mistress is described as having a “well-known, well-loved face from Spur and” what magazine?
4. 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?
5. How many children did Harry’s female companion have?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the emotional state of Harry’s companion in the beginning of “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”?
2. What does the narrator note about Harry’s profession of love to his female companion?
3. What was Harry doing when he became scratched by a thorn in the story? What is ironic about this situation and Harry’s ensuing ailment?
4. How does Harry’s character differ in the flashbacks from his reality in the present?
5. How would you characterize the relationship between Harry and his companion? What is their greatest obstacle as a couple?
6. What does the reader learn about Harry from his flashbacks to Paris? What authors are alluded to in this section?
7. What does Harry ask for when the woman brings him more food after he’s dictated to her? What thoughts consume him here?
8. How does the author depict death in the beginning of the story? What are Harry’s feelings about death here as opposed to the story’s ending?
9. What elements of Harry’s past show the greatest impact on him as a character?
10. When Harry “returns” from his first reverie into his past, what comments does he make to his female companion?
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 “Iceberg Theory” or “Theory of Omission” developed by author Ernest Hemingway. How did this technique of writing develop out of Hemingway’s past as a journalist? What is the central point of using the iceberg theory in literature? How is this style illustrated in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”?
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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