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Short story "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway, complete these exercises electronically by typing your answers.

In the first paragraph, what information is shared with the reader? For example, setting, location, characters, etc. (80 - 100 words) 10 points

What is your initial reaction to this short story? What do you think it is about? (80 - 100 words) 10 points

What modernist narrative device does Hemingway use throughout this short story? Describe how the plot and characters are developed through this technique. (80 - 100 words) 10 points.

Select whether each sentence is True or False; type T or F next to each sentence. 10 points

The story takes place in a railroad station in London.
The girl's name is Jig.
The name of Jig's lover is never mentioned.
Jig and the American man are in a meaningful relationship.
When Jig says that the hills look like white elephants, the man agrees.
The hills that look like white elephants are a metaphor for Jig's pregnancy.
The man presses Jig to have an abortion.
Jig wants to have an abortion.
When the American man tells Jig that he doesn't want her to do anything she doesn't want to do, he means it.
Their conversation shows that they understand each other and want the same things in life.

1. What does the reader understand about the American man? Pay attention to his words and reactions. (100 - 120 words) 20 points

What does the reader understand about the girl (Jig)? Pay attention to her words and reactions. (100 - 120 words) 20 points

What is the ultimate meaning of this short story? I.e. the girl and the man speak to each other, but they cannot communicate. (100 - 120 words)