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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hemingway call his affair in the book?
(a) The beginning of the end.
(b) The infiltration.
(c) The other thing.
(d) The change.

2. What does Fitzgerald say when he first meets Hemingway?
(a) He compliments Hemingway's work.
(b) He asks Hemingway's opinion on his own writing.
(c) He asks about Paris culture.
(d) He tries to set Hemingway up with a girl.

3. What is Zelda most jealous of in her life?
(a) Her husband's intellect.
(b) Her husband's lovers.
(c) Her husband's friends.
(d) Her husband's work.

4. What excuse does Hemingway try to give when he leaves Stein's house before she goes on vacation?
(a) He had an important meeting.
(b) He has a sick friend.
(c) His wife is in the hospital.
(d) He was drunk.

5. Who does Hemingway leave a message with when he fails to see Stein before she leaves on vacation?
(a) Alice.
(b) Another friend.
(c) The butler.
(d) The maid.

6. Who lets Hemingway into the house when Stein is not home?
(a) The next door neighbor.
(b) Alice.
(c) The maid.
(d) Himself.

7. What does Walsh hate being called?
(a) Wally.
(b) Walsh.
(c) Ernie.
(d) Ernest.

8. Why does Hemingway continue to live in Paris?
(a) It is cheap to live there.
(b) The weather is usually mild there.
(c) His wife loves it there.
(d) Many writers live there.

9. How did Pascin die?
(a) He shot himself.
(b) He overdosed on drugs.
(c) He hung himself.
(d) He had a venerial disease.

10. Where does Dunning climb to after he returns from the asylum?
(a) The weather vane.
(b) The clock tower.
(c) The roof.
(d) The attic.

11. What is the name of Ezra Pound's wife?
(a) Danielle.
(b) Dorothy.
(c) Darla.
(d) Dana.

12. What does Hemingway call the cafes where the other writers frequent?
(a) The Primary Cafes.
(b) The Primitive Cafes.
(c) The Principal Cafes.
(d) The Primeval Cafes.

13. Why does Hemingway leave the cafe Select?
(a) He sees a woman he has desired.
(b) He sees the man he insulted.
(c) His wife is there.
(d) He sees someone who would talk about horses.

14. What kind of authors does Pound tell Hemingway to read?
(a) Italian.
(b) Latin.
(c) French.
(d) Canadian.

15. What does Hemingway find odd about Fitzgerald's body?
(a) His arms are long.
(b) His head is large.
(c) His legs are short.
(d) His feet are small.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Fitzgerald meet Hemingway when they visit again in Paris?

2. What does Hemingway suggest Fitzgerald do to solve his problem?

3. What does Ezra give Hemingway a jar of before he leaves town?

4. What does Stein call her companion?

5. Why does Hemingway try to be kind to Lewis even though he dislikes him?

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