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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ezra Pound and his Bel Esprit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Hemingway use to describe Lewis's personality?
(a) Obscene.
(b) Loud.
(c) Nasty.
(d) Off color.

2. What kind of poles do the Paris fishermen use?
(a) Pine.
(b) Iron.
(c) Steel.
(d) Cane.

3. What bad habit does Stein think Hemingway takes to the extreme?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Walking.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Taking drugs.

4. What does Stein base her literary tastes on?
(a) How closesly the style mirrors her own.
(b) What their stance on Homosexuality.
(c) Her personal view of the author.
(d) How much better than her they are.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Hemingway feel about the author that Stein recommends to him?

3. Where did T.S. Elliot work before he became a great writer?

4. What does Stein think caused Hemingway's generation to be the way it is?

5. What kind of car does Stein drive?

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