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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Hemingway try to be kind to Lewis even though he dislikes him?
(a) He is his elder.
(b) He is Ezra's friend.
(c) He is a great writer.
(d) He is an influential publisher.

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

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Walsh die from?

2. Where does Dunning climb to after he returns from the asylum?

3. What is the name of the owner of the bar that Fitzgerald frequented?

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

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

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