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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Matter of Measurements.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hemingway make the man who interrupts him promise?
(a) To start writing again.
(b) To not come back to the cafe.
(c) To not tell his friends about the cafe.
(d) To leave him alone for an hour.

2. What does Hemingway bring to Dunning when he has an episode after returning from the asylum?
(a) The silver dust.
(b) Some sedatives.
(c) The opium.
(d) A book to read.

3. What does Hemingway compare finishing a story to?
(a) Confessing.
(b) Praying.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Making love.

4. What does Ford accuse his waiter of doing while he is with Hemingway at the cafe?
(a) Getting his order wrong.
(b) Taking too long to serve him.
(c) Watering down his brandy.
(d) Giving him a bad look.

5. What does Hemingway talk about at the beginning of the book?
(a) Strange women.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) The war.
(d) Bad weather.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the newspaper located that Hemingway writes for?

2. Why does one woman always sell her books cheaply?

3. Why does Hemingway want to leave Stein's house before she leaves on her vacation?

4. Why does Hemingway try to be kind to Lewis even though he dislikes him?

5. How does Hemingway say he feels about the privacy at his cafe?

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