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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The End of an Avocation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stein think caused Hemingway's generation to be the way it is?
(a) The war.
(b) Their schooling.
(c) Their poverty.
(d) Their parents.

2. What does Hemingway like to watch while he reads?
(a) Walking people.
(b) New lovers.
(c) Fishermen.
(d) Birds on the statues.

3. What is Gertrude's last name?
(a) Strait.
(b) Stein.
(c) Stall.
(d) Strick.

4. When does Hemingway stop writing for the day?
(a) When he can't figure out what to do next.
(b) When he knows what will happen next.
(c) When he starts to feel rushed.
(d) When it gets too boring.

5. Where will Hemingway and his family spend the winter?
(a) France.
(b) Austria.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Switzerland.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hemingway define his friendship with Stein?

2. How many month's of savings does Hemingway's wife lose on a horse race?

3. How many of Hemingway's racing stories survive?

4. Where does Hemingway get a lot of inspiration?

5. What does Hemingway's wife want to buy to have at the race track?

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