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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Evan Shipman at the Lilas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What river does Hemingway love to walk by?
(a) The Snake.
(b) The Danube.
(c) The Nile.
(d) The Seine.

2. What does Hemingway say would make the story about the interruption more interesting?
(a) If he had told the entire truth.
(b) If the man had become a well-known critic.
(c) If he had done what he wanted.
(d) If Hemingway had really blown up.

3. How does Hemingway say he feels about the privacy at his cafe?
(a) Illuminated.
(b) Needed.
(c) Dependent.
(d) Protective.

4. What word does the man who interrupts Hemingway use to describe Hemingway's writing?
(a) Exposed.
(b) Abstract.
(c) Stark.
(d) Unreal.

5. What does Hemingway like to write in?
(a) Calendars.
(b) Notebooks.
(c) Journals.
(d) Old books.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do most book vendors find their books to sell?

2. What is the current occupation of the man who interrupts Hemingway at the cafe?

3. What does Hemingway say all critics start every sentence with?

4. What does Hemingway eat while he reads?

5. Why does Hemingway say he does not fish himself?

(see the answer key)

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