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Hills Like White Elephants
Ernest Hemingway
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Analysis
Setting
The Iceberg Theory and Hemingway’s Style
Characters
Character List
The American
The Girl
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Communication
Foreignness
Choice
Identity
Gender
Quotes By Section
Hills Like White Elephants
Quotes By Character
The American
The Girl
The Bartender
Further Study
Context
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Chracter List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs and Symbols
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Chracter List Quiz
Further Study
Chracter List Quiz
1
of 5
Who is the male protagonist of the story?
The bartender
The American
The train conductor
Hemingway
2
of 5
What is the American's attitude regarding the operation?
He pretends not to care
He is open-minded
He is uncertain
He is concerned about dangers
3
of 5
What name does the American use to refer to the girl?
Honey
Janet
Jean
Jig
4
of 5
What is the girl's attitude toward the operation?
She wants to have it
She's devastated
She is uncertain and reluctant
She's indifferent
5
of 5
What language does the bartender speak?
Spanish
English
Both A and B
Portuguese
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