Write an essay on the main conflict in the story is about how many persons will be in the relationship being “described.” (See “Conflict” in the “Glossary,” p. 1093.) What words, objects, images, and/or sentences in the story are repeated for emphasis to tell you how many persons will be together at the end of the story? Support your answer with quotations and/or examples from the beginning, the middle, and the end of the story. (100 words)

DQ2 – Consult an unabridged dictionary for the three possible meanings of “white elephant.” What is the white elephant (singular) in the story? But the hills are “like white elephants” (plural). All things considered, can we say that there are actually three white elephants in the story? Why or why not? Support your answer with quotations and/or examples from the beginning, the middle, and the end of the story). (100 words)