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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hemingway stop betting at the race track?
(a) He loses a large sum of money.
(b) He sees that he is getting addicted.
(c) He starts making more money with his writing.
(d) It takes too much time.

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

3. How does Hemingway define his friendship with Stein?
(a) Finite.
(b) Tempestuous.
(c) Temporary.
(d) Interesting.

4. Why does Hemingway know where Ford's party is being held?
(a) He lived above it.
(b) He has attended parties there before.
(c) He walks by it daily.
(d) He has heard of it before.

5. Where is Hemingway at the beginning of the book?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) St. Petersburg.

6. What odd article of clothing was Belloc wearing when Hemingway first saw him?
(a) Frilly collar.
(b) Cape.
(c) Top hat.
(d) Woman's bracelet.

7. What kind of paper does Hemingway buy after the goatherd passes?
(a) American.
(b) Economic.
(c) Literary.
(d) Racing.

8. Where does Hemingway work the day after he is interrupted?
(a) A library.
(b) Shakespeare and Company.
(c) Another cafe.
(d) His house.

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

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

11. How does Hemingway describe the part of Paris that he and his family lived in?
(a) Crowded.
(b) Poor.
(c) Safe.
(d) Rich.

12. What other kind of racing does Hemingway become involved in?
(a) Greyhounds.
(b) Rowing.
(c) Bicycle.
(d) Horse racing.

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

14. What does Hemingway like to think Cezanne felt while he was painting?
(a) Desire.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Love.
(d) Loneliness.

15. Why is Hemingway often hungry?
(a) He is on a diet.
(b) He refuses to eat until his work is done.
(c) He spends all his money on alcohol.
(d) He does not have money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hemingway put his racing budget?

2. How many race tracks does Hemingway switch off between?

3. How does Hemingway justify his time at the race track?

4. How does Hemingway feel when he finishes a story?

5. What does Hemingway like to write in?

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