49 pages 1 hour read

Ernest Hemingway

Hills Like White Elephants

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1927

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Exam Answer Key

Multiple Choice

1. B (Various paragraphs)

2. B (Various paragraphs)

3. C (Various paragraphs)

4. D (Paragraph 30)

5. A (Paragraph 53)

6. C (Various paragraphs)

7. C (Various paragraphs)

8. C (Paragraphs 41, 43, 56)

Long Answer

1. The setting is described as having “no shade,” “warm shadows,” and being “very hot,” which reflects the tension between the American and Jig. (Paragraph 1)