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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hadley's major objection to Ernest's assignment?
(a) It is so far away from where they are living.
(b) His emotional state is too fragile for the work.
(c) He might get lonely and cheat on her.
(d) It is dangerous.

2. From whom does Ernest receive an invitation?
(a) Gertrude Stein.
(b) Pablo Picasso.
(c) Ezra Pound.
(d) Emmanual Kant.

3. Why does Anderson not recommend Rome for Ernest?
(a) Rome is too dangerous.
(b) Rome is too conservative.
(c) Rome restricts the content of books.
(d) Serious artists go to Paris.

4. How does Hadley feel about Ernest's new book?
(a) Hates it.
(b) Pleased.
(c) Indifference.
(d) Appalled.

5. What is the year at the opening to the novel?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1911.

6. Where do Ernest and Hadley go for their honeymoon?
(a) Paris.
(b) Idaho.
(c) Tobago.
(d) Hemingway's family cottage.

7. For what organization is Ernest working?
(a) The London Times.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The Paris Review.
(d) The Toronto Star.

8. Who escorts Hadley down the aisle?
(a) A family friend.
(b) No one.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her cousin.

9. What does Ernest sometimes do uncontrollably?
(a) Sobs.
(b) Writes for hours.
(c) Rants.
(d) Throws things.

10. What does Ernest insist Hadley do?
(a) Stay in Paris.
(b) Return to the States.
(c) Go with him on assignment.
(d) Nothing.

11. What does Hadley impulsively do when she writes her first letter to Ernest?
(a) Kisses the envelope.
(b) Invites him to St. Louis.
(c) Includes a lock of her hair.
(d) Includes a poems he wrote.

12. What is wrong with Ernest when he arrives back in Paris?
(a) He is recovering from a head injury.
(b) He is recovering from food poisoning.
(c) He has malaria.
(d) He has dysentery.

13. What happened in St. Louis in 1904?
(a) An epidemic.
(b) World's Fair.
(c) A growth spurt.
(d) A huge fire.

14. For whom is Hemingway writing copy?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) Carnegie Steel.
(c) Firestone Tires.
(d) The Chicago Tribune.

15. Where does Ernest say he might move?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York.
(c) Rome.
(d) Berlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ernest feel about Paris?

2. How does Hadley feel around Ernest?

3. How is Gertrude Stein characterized in A Paris Wife?

4. Where is Ernest sent on Thanksgiving in 1922?

5. How often does Hadley receive a letter from Ernest?

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