Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Big Two-Hearted River (Parts I and II)? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. At what stage in his life is Nick Adams in “Big Two-Hearted River”?
A small boy
A moody teenager
A young man
A crotchety geezer
Q. Where does “Big Two-Hearted River” take place?
Michigan
Illinois
Canada
France
Q. What is implied in the story but never explicitly stated?
That Nick is blind.
That Nick has come back from serving in WWI.
That Nick has a deep-seated phobia of swamps.
That Nick is actually a bear.
Q. Which of these are other stories in which Nick Adams appears?
“Indian Camp”
“The Killers”
“A Way You’ll Never Be”
All of the above
Q. When in Hemingway’s career was “Big Two-Hearted River” written?
In 1925, early in Hemingway’s writing career
In 1926, after he published The Sun Also Rises and got super famous
In 1940, midway in Hemingway’s career after he published For Whom the Bell Tolls
In 1954, late in Hemingway’s career after he had won the Nobel Prize