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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Snows of Kilimanjaro.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Dada movement began in approximately what year?
(a) 1916
(b) 1942
(c) 1919
(d) 1895

2. Of what kind of animal does Harry’s companion say, “He’s the one makes the noise at night. I don’t mind it. They’re a filthy animal though”?
(a) A lion
(b) A vulture
(c) A hyena
(d) A leopard

3. What does the phrase “Sans Voir” from the story translate to in English?
(a) Without seeing
(b) Without love
(c) Without voice
(d) Without sound

4. How is the chore boy described that was left at the ranch and told not to let anyone get any hay in Harry’s recollections?
(a) Dumb and deaf
(b) A tall buck
(c) A little nerdy squirt
(d) A half-wit

5. The Hôtel de Crillon is located at the foot of what famous street?
(a) The Champs-Élysées
(b) Boulevard Haussmann
(c) The Rue de Passy
(d) The Rue de Rennes

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Harry’s companion call for when she awakens at the end of the story?

2. In what part of his body is Harry afflicted in the story?

3. What café does Harry describe as being filled with “the smell of dirty sweat and poverty and drunkenness” when dictating to his companion?

4. What does Harry regret having done “so much that he blunted the edge of his perceptions”?

5. Schwarzwald is a wooded mountain range located in the southwest of what country?

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