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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 Krebs tell about the war?
2. Why does Nick's nurse leave for Pordenone?
3. Nick accuses Marjorie of always _____________________.
4. What does Krebs' mother want him to do?
5. What is the narrator doing in the Memoir?
Short Essay Questions
1. What parallel does Hemingway draw between the fire-ravaged region Nick walks through at home and the war he has just left behind?
2. Describe the character Peduzzi in the Story in Chapter 11.
3. Stylistically, what is significant about the Memoir and story of Chapter 6?
4. Explain the significance of Marjorie saying, "There's our old ruin, Nick."
5. What does Hemingway mean when the maid asks the wife if she has lost something and the wife replies that she had really wanted the cat but it is gone?
6. What parallels does Hemingway draw between the three bullfighters and Mr. and Mrs. Elliot and her lover?
7. Even though Nick initiated the break up with Marjorie, he is still overcome with emotion. How does Hemingway indicate this to the reader?
8. In the Story of Chapter 8, another Hungarian man is introduced as the main character. Describe his situation.
9. How does Nick deal with his injury and fear of death in the Memoir of Chapter 6?
10. How does Hemingway use dialogue to show the crumbling state of the young couple's marriage?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the format of the book. What is the purpose of the Memoirs? What is the purpose of the Stories? Why do some of the Memoirs relate to the associated Stories and some do not?
Essay Topic 2
Explain the significance of the Memoir of Chapter 6 and the story that follows it--"A Very Short Story." How does the information in this Memoir flow into the Story? Is this different from the other examples in the book? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
In the story in Chapter 4, "The Three-Day Blow," Nick likens his behavior of breaking up with Marjorie to the storms that are called Three-Day Blows. What is meant by a Three-Day Blow? Why does Nick compare his actions to it? Is he being reasonable or just trying to justify his behavior?
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