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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Hemingway's son?
(a) Bryant.
(b) Bumby.
(c) Bryan.
(d) Benny.

3. Where does Hemingway spend the money he was going to give to Bel Esprit?
(a) The race tracks.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) The book store.
(d) The bars.

4. What causes the strange transformation in Fitzgerald when Hemingway first meets him?
(a) Lack of food.
(b) Opium.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Lack of sleep.

5. Where did Hemingway want to go before he went to visit the cafes where the other writers frequent?
(a) Shakespeare and Company.
(b) The horse track.
(c) The Louvre.
(d) A restaurant.

6. What does Stein call her companion?
(a) Priceless.
(b) Princess.
(c) Pussy.
(d) Petal.

7. Where does Fitzgerald meet Hemingway when they visit again in Paris?
(a) Shakespeare and Company.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A cafe.
(d) Hemingway's house.

8. What is Fitzgerald's big secret?
(a) He has never slept with anyone except Zelda.
(b) He thinks he might be gay.
(c) He wants Zelda to die.
(d) He has cheated on Zelda often.

9. Where does Hemingway have an affair?
(a) New York.
(b) Lyons.
(c) Austria.
(d) Hadley.

10. What is Fitzgerald's wife's name?
(a) Hetti.
(b) Helga.
(c) Zari.
(d) Zelda.

11. What does Fitzgerald demand of Hemingway when they visit again in Paris?
(a) A critique.
(b) Direct honesty.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Kindness.

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

13. Where is Hemingway when he meets Ernest Walsh?
(a) Pounds' studio.
(b) A cafe.
(c) Shakespeare and Company.
(d) Stein's ballroom.

14. Why does Zelda have a fight with Fitzgerald at a party?
(a) He would not drink.
(b) He wanted to leave early.
(c) He wrote the entire time.
(d) He was flirting with other women.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What bar does Fitzgerald go to after his talk with Hemingway?

2. What does Fitzgerald blame for his inability to write?

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

4. Why does Hemingway want to leave Stein's house before she leaves on her vacation?

5. What does Hemingway bring to Dunning when he has an episode after returning from the asylum?

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