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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 is Hemingway's wife's name?
(a) Hannah.
(b) Heather.
(c) Hadley.
(d) Harriet.

2. What must Hemingway do in order to write about Paris?
(a) Spend time with his family.
(b) Take drugs.
(c) Leave Paris.
(d) Get drunk.

3. Why does Stein dislike Ezra Pound?
(a) He refused to publish her work.
(b) He spilled coffee on her tablecloth.
(c) He was rude to her lover.
(d) He broke one of her chairs.

4. What restaurant does Hemingway take his wife to after winning at the races?
(a) Pierre's.
(b) Portofino's.
(c) Michelina's.
(d) Michaud's.

5. Why does Hemingway feel the way he does when he first enters Sylvia's store?
(a) He is very attracted to Sylvia.
(b) He is not dressed well.
(c) He knows famous people frequent the store.
(d) He does not have the money for the lending club.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Hemingway do to distract himself from his own writing?

3. Who types up Gertrude's writing?

4. What does Hemingway order for himself while he is writing at the beginning of the book?

5. Who introduces Hemingway to many famous authors and artists?

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