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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. Where do most of Hemingway's stories take place?
(a) In universities.
(b) Near the ocean.
(c) In urban areas.
(d) Outdoors.

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

3. What does Hemingway scold Shipman for when they first meet in Paris?
(a) Cheating on his wife.
(b) Being too thin.
(c) Not wearing warm clothes.
(d) Ordering whiskey so early in the day.

4. Why does one woman always sell her books cheaply?
(a) She is poor.
(b) She has already read them.
(c) She has no idea if they are valuable.
(d) She does not need the money.

5. What kind of authors does Pound tell Hemingway to read?
(a) Canadian.
(b) Italian.
(c) Latin.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Hemingway's favorite season in Paris?

3. How does Hemingway feel about the fish caught in Paris?

4. What does Hemingway like to imagine while he writes?

5. What does Hemingway make the man who interrupts him promise?

(see the answer key)

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