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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Hemingway first meet Fitzgerald?
(a) A church.
(b) A museum.
(c) A cafe.
(d) A bar.

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

5. What does Fitzgerald blame for his inability to write?
(a) His friends.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Zelda.
(d) Paris.

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Zelda get excited when her husband drinks some wine?
(a) He can't work when he is drunk.
(b) He is easier to manipulate when he is drunk.
(c) He is nicer to her when he is drunk.
(d) He spends more money when he is drunk.

11. Where does Hemingway hide the jar that Ezra gives him when he leaves town?
(a) A lamp shade.
(b) An old boot.
(c) A war chest.
(d) A locked drawer.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Zelda have a fight with Fitzgerald at a party?

2. What excuse does Hemingway try to give when he leaves Stein's house before she goes on vacation?

3. What is the name of Ezra Pound's wife?

4. What does Hemingway call his affair in the book?

5. What is Fitzgerald's wife's name?

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