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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 illness did Hemingway contract during a 1933 trip to Africa that he later reflected in his story “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”?
2. One of Harry’s flashbacks describes a trip for Anatolia. On this trip, Harry remembers making an attack with the newly arrived officers from where?
3. The name of the western summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro translates to what in English, according to the author’s preface to the story?
4. The narrator says of Harry’s female companion that she liked to read in the evening before dinner and she drank what while she read?
5. What kind of hat is Compton described as wearing at the end of the story?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the thorn in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” represent symbolically?
2. What food does the woman bring to Harry after his nap? How does Harry feel about eating it?
3. What elements of Harry’s past show the greatest impact on him as a character?
4. How is the theme of death depicted from the opening of the story?
5. How are Harry’s memories in the story related to the image depicted in the author’s preface?
6. What memories do Harry first recall through flashback in the story?
7. What indications does the author give that Harry’s flight with Compton is a dream?
8. What do Harry and his female companion first argue about in the story?
9. How does Harry’s female companion say she feels about Africa in the story?
10. How does Harry’s behavior toward the woman progress as he drinks before falling asleep in the narrative?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the symptoms, treatments, and history of gangrene. How common in gangrene today? What treatments would have been available to Harry during the time of the story? How much time would Harry have had to get medical treatment in order to have lived?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the “Iceberg Theory” or “Theory of Omission” developed by author Ernest Hemingway. How did this technique of writing develop out of Hemingway’s past as a journalist? What is the central point of using the iceberg theory in literature? How is this style illustrated in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”?
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