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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says of Harry’s female companion that she “loved him dearly as a writer, as a man, as a companion and as” what?
(a) A provider
(b) A humble servant
(c) A husband
(d) A proud possession

2. What is the name of Harry’s female companion in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”?
(a) Helen
(b) Sara
(c) Marie
(d) Anna

3. When Harry first drifts into the flashback of his memories in the story, he sees in his mind a railway station in Karagatch. In what country is Karagatch located?
(a) Turkey
(b) Germany
(c) Spain
(d) Russia

4. What location does Harry describe to his dictating companion, where “the flower sellers dyed their flowers in the street and the dye ran over the paving where the autobus started”?
(a) The Place Contrescarpe
(b) Aubervilliers
(c) Montparnasse
(d) Asnieres-sur-Seine

5. How long ago was it that Harry scratched himself, leading ultimately to his current condition?
(a) 2 days ago
(b) 5 days ago
(c) 1 week ago
(d) 2 weeks ago

Short Answer Questions

1. Harry notes to the woman in the beginning of the story that this is the first time the vultures have done what?

2. What is the powdered milk brand that Harry’s companion says she’ll have the servants mash potatoes with in the narrative?

3. Compton tells Harry at the end of the story that he’ll have to stop where to refuel?

4. Harry tells his companion in the evening as they sit by the fire, “You know the only thing I've never lost is” what?

5. Harry recalls that Williamson was hit by a stick bomb thrown by someone in what kind of patrol in his flashbacks?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Harry’s regrets in the story. How do Harry’s regrets correlate with the presence of death?

2. What is the first setting that Harry describes when dictating to the woman?

3. How long has Harry noticed the vultures in the opening of the story? What does he remark about their behavior?

4. What memory does Harry first flashback to after awakening from his nap in the story?

5. In what ways does Harry exhibit apathy regarding his situation or life?

6. What indications does the author give that Harry’s flight with Compton is a dream?

7. How is Harry’s physical condition described in the beginning of the story? What thoughts consume Harry regarding his condition in the beginning of the story?

8. How is the theme of death depicted from the opening of the story?

9. What was Harry doing when he became scratched by a thorn in the story? What is ironic about this situation and Harry’s ensuing ailment?

10. How is death’s movement personified in the story? What happens to Harry at this time?

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