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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 want to write stories about?
(a) People he has known.
(b) Things he knows.
(c) Things he wishes he could do.
(d) Things he has done.

2. Where did Hemingway want to go before he went to visit the cafes where the other writers frequent?
(a) Shakespeare and Company.
(b) The horse track.
(c) The Louvre.
(d) A restaurant.

3. Where is Chink from?
(a) China.
(b) Japan.
(c) England.
(d) France.

4. What famous person does Hemingway hope to see in Sylvia's shop?
(a) D.H. Lawrence.
(b) Ezra Pound.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Stein call her companion?

3. What is the name of the waiter who serves Hemingway and Shipman?

4. What excuse does Hemingway try to give when he leaves Stein's house before she goes on vacation?

5. Who is Hemingway's favorite artist?

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