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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom is Nick on vacation in the story for Chapter 12?

2. In the Memoir for Chapter 9, bullfighting is considered to be a _______________.

3. What is Nick's condition?

4. What happens to Joe's father?

5. What is the name of the young man who is the central character in the story for Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hemingway writes about women giving birth or wanting a child in several of the stories. What is the significance of the birth theme to these stories? In literature in general?

Essay Topic 2

There are several instances in the book where young men--Nick for example--must face war and then the return home. Develop an essay on this related statement: "Nick returned home where everything was the same and nothing was the same."

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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