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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Hemingway say would make the story about the interruption more interesting?
(a) If Hemingway had really blown up.
(b) If he had told the entire truth.
(c) If he had done what he wanted.
(d) If the man had become a well-known critic.

5. What does Ford order when he sits with Hemingway at the cafe?
(a) Tequila.
(b) Vermouth.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Absynthe.

6. How does Hemingway feel about the fish caught in Paris?
(a) They are fish.
(b) They are nothing special.
(c) They are disgusting.
(d) They are delicious.

7. What does the goatherd sell as he herds his goats down the street?
(a) Milk.
(b) Tunics.
(c) Coats.
(d) Cheese.

8. What is the current occupation of the man who interrupts Hemingway at the cafe?
(a) Publisher.
(b) Editor.
(c) Writer.
(d) Critic.

9. Why is Hemingway comfortable in poverty?
(a) His wife still loves him.
(b) He knows it is temporary.
(c) He will get a large inheritance soon.
(d) He loves his work.

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

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

12. Where does Hemingway hope his stories will be sold one day?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) America.
(d) France.

13. Where does the story that Hemingway is writing at the beginning of the book take place?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Michigan.
(c) California.
(d) Mexico.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What odd article of clothing was Belloc wearing when Hemingway first saw him?

2. What does Hemingway say all critics start every sentence with?

3. What does Hemingway eat while he reads?

4. What does Hemingway's wife say that Hemingway often has in his life to help him?

5. Which of Hemingway's jobs does he quit first?

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