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18 Cards in this Set
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In "Soldier's Home", why did Krebs not get a traditional greeting?
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he came back much too late; the reaction of men returning had already set in; people seemed to think it was rather ridiculous for Krebs to be getting back so late
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At first Krebs did not want to talk about the war at all. But when he finally did, what happened?
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no one wanted to hear about it
-the town had already heard too many stories -Krebs found that to be listened to at all he had to lie |
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Krebs was still a hero to whom?
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his 2 younger sisters
-mother and father ignored him |
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What was Krebs's opinion of the girls in town?
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did not want to talk to girls who were involved in their own little "alliances and feuds", but he liked to look at them
-he didn't want to have to work to get a girl |
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How did Krebs's relationship with his father change?
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father was uncommitted
-but at the end of the book, he allowed Krebs to use the car in the evenings |
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What did Krebs's sister ask him before going to indoor to pitch?
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"Are you my beau, Hare?"
"You bet." "Am I really your girl?" "Sure." "Do you love me?" "Uh-huh." "Will you love me always?" "Sure." |
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What is Krebs's mother worried about?
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he doesn't have a job and he hasn't settled down yet
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What was Krebs's mother's reaction when he told her that he didn't love her?
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she cried
-and he said, "I don't love anybody." -so (because he refused to pray) she prayed for him |
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Hemingway's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
on loneliness |
"Writing, at its best, is a lonely life. Organizations for writers palliate the writer’s loneliness, but I doubt if they improve his writing. He grows in public stature as he sheds his loneliness, and often his work deteriorates. For he does his work alone, and if he is a good enough writer he must face eternity, or the lack of it, each day."
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Hemingway's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
on writing |
"For a true writer each book should be a new beginning where he tries again for something that is beyond attainment. He should always try for something that has never been done or that others have tried and failed. Then sometimes, with great luck, he will succeed."
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Old Man and the Sea
How long has it been since Santiago has caught a fish? |
84 days
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Old Man and the Sea
Describe Santiago's recurring dream? |
lions playing on the white beaches of Africa
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Old Man and the Sea
Who does Santiago consistently wish could have been with him on his trip? |
Manolin
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Old Man and the Sea
What are Santiago's feelings toward the marlin? |
he pledges his love and respect to the fish, but he nevertheless promises that he will kill his opponent before the day ends
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Old Man and the Sea
To keep up his energy, what does the old man eat? |
1. tuna he had intended to use as bait
2. dolphin and the 2 flying fish that are in its belly |
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Old Man and the Sea
After catching the marlin, the old man's hands are all cut up. How does he describe them? |
they resemble raw meat
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Old Man and the Sea
What do tourists later mistake the marlin for? |
a shark
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Old Man and the Sea
How many times throughout the story does Santiago dream of the lions? |
3 times
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