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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. On what continent is Mount Kilimanjaro located?
2. Of what does Harry’s companion say “That’s the good destruction. That’s the way we’re made to be destroyed”?
3. What kind of African equids does Harry see when he looks out over the plains in the beginning of the story?
4. Who does Harry consider “were dull and they drank too much, or they played too much backgammon”?
5. In one flashback, Harry recalls “the man who had the fox to sell when they had walked into” what town?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the gangrene in Harry’s leg represent symbolically in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”?
2. 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?
3. How is Harry shown to utilize his talents in the narrative?
4. How does the author depict death in the beginning of the story? What are Harry’s feelings about death here as opposed to the story’s ending?
5. What is the emotional state of Harry’s companion in the beginning of “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”?
6. What is symbolically significant about the woman’s name in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”?
7. How is the theme of death depicted from the opening of the story?
8. What sound awakens the woman after Harry’s death? What does she do?
9. How would you characterize the relationship between Harry and his companion? What is their greatest obstacle as a couple?
10. What does the thorn in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” represent symbolically?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the settings of Bludenz, Vorarlberg, and the Arlberg, and discuss the author’s imagery in depicting these settings in the story. How does the narrative style in this section reflect the activity of the characters? What symbolism can be seen in the imagery here?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of death as illustrated through Hemingway’s imagery in the beginning of “The Snows of Kilimanjaro.” What creatures in the beginning of the story are associated with death? How? What do these animals symbolize to the central characters in the story?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the character of Harry in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro.” How are Harry’s physical traits described? How old is Harry? What are Harry’s main objectives as a character? How does Harry drive the action of the story forward?
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