Where does the story take place?
1. In a hotel.
2. At a train station.
3. In Madrid.
4. In Barcelona.
Why was the girl looking at the line of hills as they sat at the table?
1. She was bored with the man.
2. It was a beautiful view.
3. She was looking for elephants.
4. She was thinking of something to say.
Why did the girl say: "They (the hills) look like white elephants."?
1. They were the same shape as white elephants.
2. To see if the man had ever seen a white elephant.
3. They were white and the country was brown and dry.
4. She wanted to get the man's attention.
What does the man do when the girl says that the hills look like white elephants?
1. He acts as if it's a silly thing to say and keeps drinking his beer.
2. He gets angry because she thinks he has never seen one.
3. He changes the subject and talks about trying Anis del Toro.
4. He disagrees and says that they look nothing like white elephants.
Why did the girl ask the man to order Anis del Toro?
1. Anis del Toro was one of her favorite drinks.
2. She had never tasted it and liked to try new things.
3. She wanted something that tasted like liquorice.
4. She was hot and wanted something with water.
Why does the girl say: "Everything tastes of liquorice."?
1. Licorice is a spice used in many Spanish dishes.
2. Spanish water has a slight licorice taste.
3. She thinks that all new things become boring after a while.
4. She loves licorice and their life of traveling and trying new things.
When talking to the girl about the operation she is thinking of having the man says: "‘That’s the only thing that bothers us. It’s the only thing that’s made us unhappy." What is making them (him) unhappy?
1. He is worried that the girl might die if she doesn't have the operation.
2. He is worried that the girl doesn't love him anymore.
3. He is worried that their life might change if she doesn't have the operation.
4. He is not sure that the operation will be succesful.
Further on in the conversation the man says: "I think it’s the best thing to do. But I don’t want you to do it if you don’t really want to." What does he really mean by this?
1. He doesn't mind whether she has the operation or not.
2. He wants her to have the operation, but also to take responsibility for the decision.
3. He doesn't want her to have the operation, but she can if she wants to.
4. He is not sure if the operation is safe, but doesn't want to scare her.
Towards the end of the story the man says: “We can have the world.” The girl answers: “No, we can’t. It isn’t ours anymore… And once they have taken it away, you never get it back.” What might the girl's answer mean?
1. She is worried that if she has the operation, she might lose the most important thing in the world.
2. She is worried that if she has the operation, they may not be able to travel any more.
3. No one can own the world. It can't belong to any one person.
4. She is scared that might die if she has the operation.
The girl's name (Jig) is mentioned in the story, but the man's name is not. Why might Hemmingway have done this?
1. Because the man is not important to the story.
2. Because the girl is the one who talked about hills like white elephants.
3. Because the man could represent any man, anywhere in the world.
4. Because the man isn't the one thinking of having an operation.