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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 word does the narrator use in the beginning of the story to refer to a type of African gazelles?
2. Vorarlberg is located in what current nation?
3. Harry’s mistress is described as having a “well-known, well-loved face from Spur and” what magazine?
4. When dictating to his companion, Harry describes riding a bike up the only asphalted street in his quarter of Paris which led to a tall hotel where who had died?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What similar conditions does the protagonist of “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” have with the author of the story?
2. What does Harry feel incapable of expressing in words when he dictates to the woman in the story?
3. Where was “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” first published? How was it received critically?
4. What happens in the narrative when the text transitions to italics for the first time?
5. What indications does the author give that Harry’s flight with Compton is a dream?
6. 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?
7. How long has Harry noticed the vultures in the opening of the story? What does he remark about their behavior?
8. How would you describe the relationships between men and women in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”?
9. What sound awakens the woman after Harry’s death? What does she do?
10. How does the narrative style of the story differ between the italicized and non-italicized sections?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Hemingway’s use of flashback in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro.” How does Hemingway denote the transitions from the present narrative to the past narrative? How common is this stylistic device in Hemingway’s body of works? How does the narrative of the flashbacks in the story differ from the normal prose?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the narrative style of “The Snows of Kilimanjaro.” Is the narrator involved in the action or standing outside of it? Is the narrator’s perspective omniscient or limited? Why do you think the author chose this narrative style? How does the narrative style of this story compare with that of Hemingway’s other works?
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