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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The story in Chapter 8 is not so much a story as a ______________________.

2. What does Nick use for bait?

3. What is Joe's father's bad habit?

4. What do Nick and his friend realize as they talk?

5. Who is Peduzzi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

War is a recurring theme in the Memoirs and in some of the Stories in the book. How are killing and war perceived by the young men when it seems like sport at first? How do the perceptions change when they are seriously wounded, as Nick is? How do they manage the aftermath of war and the personal toll it takes on them?

Essay Topic 2

Most of Hemingway's characters has at least a minor flaw but Mr. Elliot in Chapter 9 seems especially handicapped despite all his attempts to live a conventional life. What internal and external struggles does Mr. Elliot have? What assaults on his male pride does he endure? What about his sense of professional competency? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Describe how Hemingway is a master at character study in the scene in Chapter 3 when Nick and Marjorie break up. What body language does Hemingway give the characters? What does their dialogue reveal--or not--about how they are feeling?

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