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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hemingway's wife usually do during the early mornings?
(a) Practice piano.
(b) Cook.
(c) Read.
(d) Sleep.

2. What does Hemingway say he did not have enough money for?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Sweets.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Books.

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

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

5. Why does Stein dislike Ezra Pound?
(a) He broke one of her chairs.
(b) He refused to publish her work.
(c) He spilled coffee on her tablecloth.
(d) He was rude to her lover.

6. Why does Hemingway stop betting at the race track?
(a) It takes too much time.
(b) He loses a large sum of money.
(c) He starts making more money with his writing.
(d) He sees that he is getting addicted.

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

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

9. How does Hadley always feel at the racetrack?
(a) Manipulated.
(b) Excited.
(c) Full of life.
(d) Nervous.

10. What does Stein like Hemingway to talk about?
(a) Stories from the war.
(b) His past romances.
(c) His journalism travels.
(d) His writing techniques.

11. What does Hemingway eat while he reads?
(a) Bread and wine.
(b) Croissonts.
(c) Crepes and seltzer.
(d) Gelato.

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

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

14. Why does Hemingway know where Ford's party is being held?
(a) He has heard of it before.
(b) He lived above it.
(c) He has attended parties there before.
(d) He walks by it daily.

15. What does Hemingway lie to Hadley about while he is hungry?
(a) The amount in the bank account.
(b) Meeting with male friends.
(c) Eating lunch with friends.
(d) Getting a paycheck soon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hemingway do much of his writing?

2. Who is Hemingway's favorite artist?

3. What is Gertrude's last name?

4. How does Hemingway feel when his writing gets interrupted?

5. What does Hemingway like to watch while he reads?

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