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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many month's of savings does Hemingway's wife lose on a horse race?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

3. Why does one woman always sell her books cheaply?
(a) She does not need the money.
(b) She has no idea if they are valuable.
(c) She is poor.
(d) She has already read them.

4. What kind of books does Hemingway love to find on his walks?
(a) French.
(b) Latin.
(c) English.
(d) Historical.

5. How much money was in the envelope for Hemingway at the Shakespeare and Company?
(a) 1800 Francs.
(b) 300 Francs.
(c) 600 Francs.
(d) 1200 Frans.

6. What does Hemingway do to distract himself from his own writing?
(a) Goes on walks.
(b) Reads books.
(c) Paints.
(d) Visits museums.

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

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

9. Who types up Gertrude's writing?
(a) Hemingway's wife.
(b) Toklas.
(c) Hemingway.
(d) Bobby.

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

11. What kind of paper does Hemingway buy after the goatherd passes?
(a) Economic.
(b) American.
(c) Racing.
(d) Literary.

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

13. What does Ford accuse his waiter of doing while he is with Hemingway at the cafe?
(a) Watering down his brandy.
(b) Getting his order wrong.
(c) Giving him a bad look.
(d) Taking too long to serve him.

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

15. What is Mike Ward's occupation?
(a) Hotel owner.
(b) Bank employee.
(c) Writer.
(d) Grocer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of fish do the Paris fishermen catch?

2. What does Hemingway carry for luck?

3. What is Gertrude's last name?

4. What does Hemingway's wife want to buy to have at the race track?

5. What word does the man who interrupts Hemingway use to describe Hemingway's writing?

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