Characters
The writer
Vocabulary
American Indians
Why and because
100
The main character of the story
Who is Nick?
100
In 1899
When was Ernest Hemingway born?
100
an operation in which a cut is made in a woman’s stomach to take out a baby
What is a "Caesarian"?
100
Because Columbus thought he had found India.
Why are Native Americans called Indians?
100
Because she has trouble giving birth to a baby.
Why does the Indian woman need help?
200
The brother of Nick's father
Who is Uncle George?
200
Hunting, fishing and bullfighting
What were Hemingway's hobbies?
200
an instrument used for shaving
What is a razor?
200
In shanties.
Where do the Indians in "Indian Camp" live?
200
Because she is angry with him.
Why does the Indian woman bite uncle George's arm?
300
He is a doctor.
What is Nick's father's job?
300
He committed suicide.
How did Hemingway die?
300
a knife with a blade that folds into the handle
What is a jackknife?
300
They are barkpeelers.
What do the Indians in the story do?
300

Because the baby will not come out.

Why does Nick's father perform a Caesarian?

400
to help an Indian woman in labour
Why does Nick's father go to the Indian camp?
400
The Iceberg Method
What is Hemingway's method of writing called?
400
a drug that makes you unable to feel pain
What is an anaesthetic?
400
It is "an Indian woman".
What is a "squaw"?
400
Because he cannot stand the thought of his wife having another man's baby.
Why does the woman's husband kill himself?
500

He is a curious boy who thinks the world of his father and believes he will never die.

What is Nick like? What kind of boy is Nick?

500
In 1954.
When did Hemingway win the Nobel Prize?
500
a young doctor who is training at a hospital
What is an intern?
500
Native Americans
What is another word for Indians?
500

Because he is afraid the experience was too much for Nick.

Why does Nick's father say that he is sorry. Why does he regret bringing Nick along.

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