View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ford say he is a gentleman?
(a) He has lots of money.
(b) His father was a gentleman.
(c) He attended a great university.
(d) He was an officer in the army.

2. What doesHemingway do every day during his winter vacation?
(a) Ski.
(b) Write.
(c) Hike.
(d) Take pictures.

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

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

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

6. What does Hemingway's wife want to buy to have at the race track?
(a) Bread.
(b) Wine.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Hats.

7. What is Hillaire Belloc's occupation?
(a) Journalist.
(b) Artist.
(c) Writer.
(d) Waiter.

8. What does Hemingway say is the best thing about his times at the racetrack?
(a) It distracts them from fighting.
(b) It does not come between him and his wife.
(c) It makes them a good income.
(d) It gives Hadley something to look forward to.

9. What does Hemingway feel his writing will become?
(a) Repetitive.
(b) Abstract.
(c) Impotent.
(d) Forced.

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

11. What does Hemingway like to do early in the morning?
(a) Read.
(b) Write.
(c) Ponder.
(d) Walk.

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

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

14. Who types up Gertrude's writing?
(a) Hemingway's wife.
(b) Toklas.
(c) Hemingway.
(d) Bobby.

15. What does Hemingway do to distract himself from his own writing?
(a) Reads books.
(b) Visits museums.
(c) Goes on walks.
(d) Paints.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hemingway like to sit under at his favorite cafe?

2. What does Sylvia Beach decorate her store with?

3. Where did Hemingway meet Chink?

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

5. Why does Hemingway feel the way he does when he first enters Sylvia's store?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 377 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample