Maine Content Literacy Project
Introduction to Ernest Hemingway
What is a white elephant, and what does it have to do with Ernest Hemingway? Study "Hills Like White Elephants" in-depth by following the procedures outlined in this lesson, the fifth in a series of fourteen. Learners start the day with...
Maine Content Literacy Project
Introduction to John Updike
Expand your pupils' understanding of the short story genre with a study of John Updike and his story "A&P." This instructional activity, the fourth in a series of fourteen, invites learners to examine literary terms and read and...
Curated OER
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
After reading Ernest Hemingway's well-known novel The Sun Also Rises, print these study questions for your class. There are 10 questions listed, and some require more than just basic recall. There are compare and contrast questions and...
Maine Content Literacy Project
Setting in "Hills Like White Elephants"
Continue your study of the short story with the next lesson in this fourteen-lesson series. After wrapping up a study of "Hills Like White Elephants" through a quiz and discussion of the setting, learners are introduced to the final...
Curated OER
The Old Man, the Sea, and You
Immersed in Hemingway's detailed descriptions? The Old Man and the Sea is short but powerful, just like this quiz. Ten multiple-choice questions check what you remember about the story.
Curated OER
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions based on The Sun Also Rises. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Curated OER
A Farewell to Arms: Fun Trivia Quiz
A useful resource to use as a check for basic understanding or completion of reading, this quiz tests readers' ability to recall plot information but does not require any critical or analytical reading skills. As with all Fun Trivia...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Books and Movies
A look at the literature and movies written and produced in the Jazz Age. See how the writers of the age reflected the consumer society and the emptiness of middle class. Movies appealed to mass culture and millions went to the movies...