Ernest Hemingway
Plot
Characters
Setting/Themes
Misc.
100

Ernest Hemingway was born in what year?

A: 1899

B: 1872

C:1926

When is 1899?

100

Who was the character who is severely depressed and deaf?

A. The Old Man

B. The Old Waiter

C. The Niece

Who is The Old Man?

100

How many main characters are in the story?

What is three?

100

Where does most of the story take place?

What is a cafe?

100

How many states are there?

What is 50?

200

Which following war did Ernest Hemingway not participate in?

A. WW2

B.WW1

C.The Korean War

D.Spanish Civil War


What is the Korean War?

200

Who cuts the Old Man down, when he tried to hang himself?

A. His niece

B. His wife

C. His daughter

D. The old waiter

Who is his niece?
200

Who tells the old man he should have killed himself?

Who is the young waiter?

200

What is the main theme of the story?

What is life is meaningless?

200

What band does Mr. Luce hate?

What is Fall Out Boy?

300

Which of the following nations did Ernest Hemingway not fight for?

A. Soviet Union

B. Italy

C. France

D. Spain

What are France and Spain?

300

What alcohol does the old man drink? 

What is brandy?

300

True or false: Are the younger waiter and the older waiter are indeed "of two different kinds"?

What is true? They each have very different values.

300

Where does the story take place?

What is a Spanish speaking country?

300

In the Disney film Cars, who becomes McQueen's best friend?

Who is Mater?

400

What animal did Ernest try to shoot with a shotgun, but failed and shot himself in the leg?

A. Fish

B. Squirrel

C. Shark

D. Elephant

What is a shark?

400

What is the internal conflict?

What is fighting against depression and loneliness?

400

What does the old waiter in the story represent?

What is representing all people nearing the end of life: weary, but still dignified?

400

What is meaning of insomnia as used in the story? 

What is crippling depression/loneliness?

400

How many meters are in a mile?

What is 1609?

500

How many plane crashes did Ernest survive in Uganda?

A. 0

B. 3

C. 2

D. 4

What is 2?

500

Why does the young waiter think the old man cannot be depressed?

What is wealth?

500

What is the old man's name?

Trick Question! The story doesn't state his name.

500

What makes drinking at a cafe different than drinking at home for the characters?

What is a clean well-lighted place?

500

In Diary of a Wimpy Kid, who does Greg Heffley like?

Who is Heather Hills?