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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. In Harry’s flashback to Schrunz on Christmas day, the narrator describes a glacier above what mountain huts?
2. Of Harry’s friends, the narrator says, “The people he knew now were all much more comfortable when he did not” what?
3. What happened to the log house that Harry describes to his companion as she dictates in the second half of the story?
4. What word, meaning a wine parlor, does the narrator use when describing the setting of Schrunz in Harry’s flashback?
5. What is the powdered milk brand that Harry’s companion says she’ll have the servants mash potatoes with in the narrative?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Harry’s female companion say she feels about Africa in the story?
2. How is Harry shown to utilize his talents in the narrative?
3. What similar conditions does the protagonist of “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” have with the author of the story?
4. What does Harry feel incapable of expressing in words when he dictates to the woman in the story?
5. How does the narrative style of the story differ between the italicized and non-italicized sections?
6. What does Harry ask for when the woman brings him more food after he’s dictated to her? What thoughts consume him here?
7. What are the details of the letter Harry recalls sending to New York in the story?
8. What do you think the imagery at the end of the novel (when Harry is on the plane) represents?
9. What is the first setting that Harry describes when dictating to the woman?
10. Why does Harry berate himself as he sits alone after awakening from his nap in the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
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?
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