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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hemingway say he feels about the privacy at his cafe?
(a) Illuminated.
(b) Needed.
(c) Dependent.
(d) Protective.

2. How many race tracks does Hemingway switch off between?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

3. Who is Hemingway's favorite artist?
(a) Cezanne.
(b) Bernini.
(c) Michelangelo.
(d) Raphael.

4. What does Hemingway say the man who interrupts him should be for a living?
(a) Publisher.
(b) Writer.
(c) Editor.
(d) Critic.

5. Where did Hemingway meet Chink?
(a) India.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Italy.
(d) Africa.

6. What kind of people now frequent Hemingway's favorite cafe?
(a) Veterans.
(b) Actors.
(c) Royalty.
(d) Poets.

7. Who does Hemingway know would lend him money if he needed it?
(a) Alice.
(b) Liliana.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Gertrude.

8. What country sent a letter for Hemingway to the Shakespeare and Company?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) Canada.
(d) America.

9. What bad habit does Stein think Hemingway takes to the extreme?
(a) Walking.
(b) Taking drugs.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Gambling.

10. Why does Hemingway say he does not fish himself?
(a) It smells too strong for him.
(b) It is not a good paying job.
(c) He does not like fish enough.
(d) He does not have the time.

11. What is Gertrude's last name?
(a) Strait.
(b) Stein.
(c) Stall.
(d) Strick.

12. How many race bets does Hemingway win?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

14. What does Gertrude say Hemingway should NOT write?
(a) Biographical sketches.
(b) Things that can't be published.
(c) Things the public won't understand.
(d) Personal details.

15. What does Stein call Hemingway's generation?
(a) The Needed Generation.
(b) The Angry Generation.
(c) The Missing Generation.
(d) The Lost Generation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sylvia treat Hemingway?

2. Where does Hemingway hope his stories will be sold one day?

3. What does Ford order when he sits with Hemingway at the cafe?

4. Where is Hemingway's favorite museum located?

5. What does Hemingway like to do early in the morning?

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