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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who invites Hemingway and his wife to dinner?
(a) Sylvia.
(b) Gertrude.
(c) Fitzgerald.
(d) James Joyce.

2. What is Ford's occupation?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Actor.
(c) Poet.
(d) Publisher.

3. How does Sylvia treat Hemingway?
(a) Annoyingly.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Nicely.
(d) Rudely.

4. Where do most of Hemingway's stories take place?
(a) Outdoors.
(b) In urban areas.
(c) In universities.
(d) Near the ocean.

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

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

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

8. What does Hemingway want to write stories about?
(a) People he has known.
(b) Things he has done.
(c) Things he knows.
(d) Things he wishes he could do.

9. 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.

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

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

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

13. What ends Hemingway's time in Paris?
(a) An affair.
(b) A bankruptcy.
(c) Hadley's death.
(d) He is robbed.

14. What does Hemingway order for himself while he is writing at the beginning of the book?
(a) Tequilla.
(b) A rum.
(c) Gin and Tonic.
(d) Vodka.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many race bets does Hemingway win?

3. What is Gertrude's last name?

4. What is the current occupation of the man who interrupts Hemingway at the cafe?

5. What is sold at Lipp's?

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