Biography
True or false: Hemingway was served in the Italian army as an ambulance driver during WWII (World War 2)
What is false
Hemingway did this in WWI (World War 1)
What did Harry wish to be in this story?
What is a writer
What was Ole Anderson's profession?
What is heavyweight boxing/he was a prizefighter
True or false: We learn the name of the man in the story but not the girl
What is false
We learn the girl's (probable) nickname, Jig, and we learn nothing of the man's name.
Name all of the principle characters of "Indian Camp."
Who are Nick Adams, Dr. Adams, George Adams, The Indian Husband, The Indian Wife
What literary device is used when the man remembers past events in his life?
What is flashback
Evil/death/violence
What literary device is being used when Jig says the mountains look "like white elephants?"
What is simile
What is the plot element that gives the reader information pertaining to the environment and time period called? For instance, the _______ of this story is on an island reservation.
What is setting
What is Paris
The following quote is an example of what literary device?
"Don't be silly. I'm dying now. Ask those bastards." He looked over to where the huge, filthy birds sat, their naked heads sunk in the hunched feathers.
What is symbolism?
(points for either)
The belief in the inevitability of an outcome, such as death, suffering, etc. is known as what?
What is fatalism
Hemingway implies throughout this story that Jig is considering getting an abortion, but he never outright says it. This is an example of what Hemingway-specific literary device?
The Iceberg Theory
The husband of the Indian woman most likely kills himself for what reason?
What is the woman had an affair with George Adams ("Uncle George")
Name one other book Hemingway is responsible for writing.
The Sun Also Rises
For Whom the Bell Tolls
A Farwell to Arms
The Old Man and the Sea
A Moveable Feast
Why is Harry mad at his wife as it relates to his writing?
What is her wealth made him too comfortable in life to write well
What reason do Max and Ale give for wanting to kill Ole Anderson?
What is they have simply been hired. They don't know him personally.
The following quote is an example of what literary device?
"The hills across the valley of the Ebro were long and white. On this side there was no shade and no trees and the station was between two lines of rails in the sun."
Imagery
For Hemingway, what is the unifying aspect of life and death? In other words, what is common in both life and death?
What is violence/suffering.
What occupation did Hemingway have that had the most influence on his writing style?
Journalism
The quote "Love is a dunghill" said by Harry is an example of what literary device?
What is metaphor
"The Killers" is a deeply symbolic story. In the narrative, almost every character and event of the story represents something deeper. What literary device (back from our Animal Farm days) is used when the entirety of a narrative is symbolic?
What does the title "Hills Like White Elephants" symbolize in this story?
What is Jig's pregnancy.
This literary device is used when Hemingway recounts both the violent birth and violent death in the story. What is this literary device called? HINT: starts with a "J"
What is juxtaposition