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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom does Hadley feel guilty about while she is in Chicago?
(a) Her sister Fonnie.
(b) Her sister Dorothea.
(c) Her brother was ill in St. Louis and she does not return to nurse him.
(d) Kate.

3. Ernest's expression sometimes reminds Hadley of ______________.
(a) A lost puppy.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Her father's expression.
(d) Her brother when he was young.

4. What did Hadley leave in Paris that infuriated Ernest?
(a) Her diaphragm.
(b) A letter to a publisher that Ernest needed.
(c) Her checkbook.
(d) Her bank book.

5. What does Stein recommend to Ernest regarding his writing?
(a) Use less obscure vocabulary.
(b) Use more detailed scenes.
(c) Use more complex writing.
(d) Use simple, clear language like that in his poems.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the visit to Gertrude Stein unusual?

2. What does Hadley not mention to Fonnie when she returns to St. Louis?

3. Who is Edward O'Brien?

4. For whom does Hadley feel an immediately liking?

5. Where is Hadley Richardson?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hadley and her sister Fonnie do in 1904?

2. How did Hadley and Ernest adjust to Paris life?

3. What does Ernest recall about an incident with Kate?

4. Why does Ernest decide to take some time off from working?

5. How does Ernest's writing change after his visit to Stein?

6. What did the couple do in Switzerland?

7. What does Ernest tell Hadley about Agnes and how does Hadley feel about what he says?

8. Where is there news about increased conflicts and how does that affect Ernest?

9. What does Ernest believe about Hadley's pregnancy in connection with the lost manuscripts?

10. Where is Ernest sent on Thanksgiving of 1922 and what does he want Hadley to do?

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