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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Hemingway constantly hungry when he is in the mountains?
(a) Hiking and skiing.
(b) Making love.
(c) Voracious reading.
(d) Good conversation.

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

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

4. How many models are with Pascin when Hemingway meets him?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

6. Who else does Walsh offer the literary award to?
(a) Ezra Pound.
(b) D. H. Lawrence.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) T. S. Elliot.

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

8. How does Hemingway feel about many of Stein's new friends?
(a) He did not respect them.
(b) He found them old and boring.
(c) He deeply admired them.
(d) He found them young and ignorant.

9. What kind of establishment does Fitzgerald live in in Paris?
(a) Apartment.
(b) Hotel room.
(c) Mansion.
(d) House.

10. What does Hemingway suggest Fitzgerald do to solve his problem?
(a) Look at statues at the Louvre.
(b) Keep Zelda's picture with him.
(c) Get a divorce.
(d) Ignore what his wife says to him.

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

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

13. What is Dunning's occupation?
(a) Waiter.
(b) Poet.
(c) Photographer.
(d) Editor.

14. What is the name of the waiter who serves Hemingway and Shipman?
(a) Tristan.
(b) Pierre.
(c) Jean.
(d) Lucas.

15. Why does Hemingway want to leave Stein's house before she leaves on her vacation?
(a) He wanted to be with his wife.
(b) He was disgusted by the maid.
(c) He heard her having a fight.
(d) He didn't like what she said.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Zelda most jealous of in her life?

2. What does Walsh hate being called?

3. What does Stein call her companion?

4. What animal does Hemingway compare Wyndham Lewis to?

5. How does a man die when Hemingway is watching in the mountains?

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