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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. The Hôtel de Crillon is located at the foot of what famous street?

2. Who does Harry consider “were dull and they drank too much, or they played too much backgammon”?

3. Of his female companion, Harry thinks to himself as she returns to camp, “she was not pretty, but he liked her” what?

4. Where does Harry recall living at Christmas in a woodcutter’s house?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harry feel incapable of expressing in words when he dictates to the woman in the story?

2. What elements of Harry’s past show the greatest impact on him as a character?

3. What imagery in the story forms its strongest symbolic element?

4. What sound awakens the woman after Harry’s death? What does she do?

5. When Harry “returns” from his first reverie into his past, what comments does he make to his female companion?

6. 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?

7. What does the reader learn about Harry from his flashbacks to Paris? What authors are alluded to in this section?

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

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

10. How does the narrative style of the story differ between the italicized and non-italicized sections?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Harry’s role in World War I and the different battles he would have fought. What nations were allied during the war? How long did the war last? How do Harry’s experiences in the war reflect upon Hemingway’s?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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”?

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