Hemingway's World War I Answers

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Which is an example of “rich” imagery?

A
“The road was crowded”
B
“We drove slowly”
C
“looking up along the bank”
D
"screens of corn-stalk”
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What detail is he implying with the phrase “where the railway station had been”?

A
There never was a railway station.
B
War destroyed the former life of the area.
C
This is a predictable place to gather.
D
A train station is like a circus or a village.
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In The Nick Adams Stories, Hemingway famously says his character wants to write like Paul Cezanne paints. Based on this Cezanne painting, decide what you think Hemingway values in writing style. Writing should:

A
include vivid imagery.
B
portray things as they really are.
C
create a unified vision.
D
allow readers to fill in the details.
E
appeal to the reader’s experience.
F
express personal experience.
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What effects does the use of few adjectives have on the scene? Find the correct answers.

A
It slows down the narration by interrupting the action.
B
It allows the reader to fill in details from their own experience.
C
It makes the few adjectives used more vivid and vigorous.
D
It presents a powerful image without interrupting the narration.
E
It makes the narrator seem powerless.

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