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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hemingway say the great treasure of living in Paris is?
(a) Being immersed in culture.
(b) Having time to read.
(c) Having a high population.
(d) Never being lonely.

2. What does Fitzgerald blame for his inability to write?
(a) His friends.
(b) Zelda.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Paris.

3. What bar does Fitzgerald go to after his talk with Hemingway?
(a) Remington.
(b) Ritz.
(c) Ring.
(d) Reinats.

4. What is the name of the waiter who serves Hemingway and Shipman?
(a) Jean.
(b) Lucas.
(c) Tristan.
(d) Pierre.

5. Who lets Hemingway into the house when Stein is not home?
(a) The maid.
(b) Alice.
(c) Himself.
(d) The next door neighbor.

6. What causes the strange transformation in Fitzgerald when Hemingway first meets him?
(a) Lack of food.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Opium.
(d) Lack of sleep.

7. What does Hemingway think when Walsh offers him a literary award?
(a) It is about time someone recognized him.
(b) He does not deserve it.
(c) He has been dreaming about this.
(d) Walsh is a conman.

8. Where does Hemingway hide the jar that Ezra gives him when he leaves town?
(a) A war chest.
(b) A locked drawer.
(c) A lamp shade.
(d) An old boot.

9. Where does Hemingway spend the money he was going to give to Bel Esprit?
(a) The book store.
(b) The race tracks.
(c) The bars.
(d) A restaurant.

10. Where did Hemingway want to go before he went to visit the cafes where the other writers frequent?
(a) The horse track.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) The Louvre.
(d) Shakespeare and Company.

11. What excuse does Hemingway try to give when he leaves Stein's house before she goes on vacation?
(a) He has a sick friend.
(b) He had an important meeting.
(c) His wife is in the hospital.
(d) He was drunk.

12. What makes Hemingway constantly hungry when he is in the mountains?
(a) Making love.
(b) Hiking and skiing.
(c) Good conversation.
(d) Voracious reading.

13. What is the name of the owner of the bar that Fitzgerald frequented?
(a) Georges.
(b) Graham.
(c) Gregory.
(d) Greggors.

14. What does Hemingway find odd about Fitzgerald's body?
(a) His feet are small.
(b) His arms are long.
(c) His head is large.
(d) His legs are short.

15. Where did T.S. Elliot work before he became a great writer?
(a) A bar.
(b) A bank.
(c) A school.
(d) A hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dunning throw at Hemingway when he visits Dunning after his episode?

2. Why does Zelda have a fight with Fitzgerald at a party?

3. What does Hemingway call the cafes where the other writers frequent?

4. What did Fitzgerald start to look like while he was talking to Hemingway for the first time?

5. What disappoints Hemingway about Fitzgerald's writing?

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