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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 is the earliest thing Nick remembers from his childhood in the story "Now I Lay Me"?

2. What does the peasant say in response to his behavior in "An Alpine Idyll"?

3. What is the name of the wine seller in "Today Is Friday"?

4. In "Banal Story," what sort of short stories does "fhe Forum" contain?

5. What sport activity are John and his friend doing in the story “An Alpine Idyll”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nick’s orderly John tell him every man must do in "Now I Lay Me"?

2. Why do the innkeeper and the sexton call the peasant a beast in "An Alpine Idyll"?

3. In "A Canary For One," why did the American woman take her daughter away?

4. What is the publication that the narrator of “Banal Story” is reading while Manuel lays dying and what types of articles are in the publication?

5. In "Now I Lay Me," how does Nick think that John would react if he saw him after he had been released from the hospital?

6. What is the author’s attitude toward war?

7. Why do you think the author primarily uses dialogue in "An Alpine Idyll"?

8. In "Banal Story," from what does Manuel Garcia eventually die?

9. What does Mrs. Garner tell Nick, to make him feel better in "Ten Indians"?

10. What are the three soldiers discussing while they drink in "Today is Friday"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining the author’s development and use of the theme of loneliness and detachment from war. What suggestion does the author make about war and its repercussions? How does he use people to strengthen this theme?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining how Hemingway develops the theme of humanity’s competitive nature. Select one or more of the short stories as a focal point for illustrating how Hemingway uses that character (or those characters) and the events in developing this particular theme.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing the author’s narrative style. Select three words to describe his writing style and explain how his minimalistic approach to dialogue and diction impacts his audience.

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