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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Hemingway justify his time at the race track?
(a) He usually wins.
(b) He bets wisely.
(c) He limits his spending amount.
(d) He writes about it.

3. What does Hemingway like to imagine while he writes?
(a) That his life depends on the writing.
(b) That he is in the time and place of the story.
(c) That he is a king with no worries.
(d) That he will make a fortune off of the story.

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

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

6. Where is Hemingway's favorite museum located?
(a) Next to the Seine.
(b) In the Luxembourg Gardens.
(c) Across from the cathedral.
(d) Near the Eiffel Tower.

7. What river does Hemingway love to walk by?
(a) The Nile.
(b) The Danube.
(c) The Snake.
(d) The Seine.

8. What is the name of Gertrude's partner?
(a) Bridget.
(b) Alice.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Alex.

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

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

11. What does Ford chastise Hemingway for while they sit together at a cafe?
(a) Cheating on his wife.
(b) Talking too fast.
(c) Snubbing Belloc.
(d) Drinking brandy.

12. Where is the newspaper located that Hemingway writes for?
(a) Boston.
(b) Paris.
(c) Toronto.
(d) London.

13. Where is Sylvia Beach from?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) America.
(d) Canada.

14. What restaurant does Hemingway take his wife to after winning at the races?
(a) Pierre's.
(b) Michaud's.
(c) Portofino's.
(d) Michelina's.

15. Where does Hemingway do much of his writing?
(a) A park bench.
(b) A cafe.
(c) His restroom.
(d) A hotel room.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ford say Hemingway looks when he sits with him at the cafe?

2. What language does Hemingway say certain races have to be written in?

3. What kind of books does Hemingway love to find on his walks?

4. Why does Stein dislike Ezra Pound?

5. Who invites Hemingway and his wife to dinner?

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