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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

5. What word does Hemingway use to describe Lewis's personality?
(a) Loud.
(b) Obscene.
(c) Off color.
(d) Nasty.

6. What does the Pilot Fish attract to the mountains?
(a) Celebrities.
(b) Media people.
(c) Rich people.
(d) Artists.

7. Why does Zelda get excited when her husband drinks some wine?
(a) He spends more money 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 can't work when he is drunk.

8. What does Hemingway bring to Dunning when he has an episode after returning from the asylum?
(a) A book to read.
(b) The silver dust.
(c) Some sedatives.
(d) The opium.

9. What disappoints Hemingway about Fitzgerald's writing?
(a) It is too commercial.
(b) It is repetetive.
(c) It is slow to progress.
(d) It is so somber.

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

11. What does Hemingway scold Shipman for when they first meet in Paris?
(a) Not wearing warm clothes.
(b) Ordering whiskey so early in the day.
(c) Being too thin.
(d) Cheating on his wife.

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

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

14. What does Hemingway say the great treasure of living in Paris is?
(a) Never being lonely.
(b) Having time to read.
(c) Having a high population.
(d) Being immersed in culture.

15. What is the name of the owner of the bar that Fitzgerald frequented?
(a) Gregory.
(b) Graham.
(c) Greggors.
(d) Georges.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the waiter who serves Hemingway and Shipman?

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

3. What animal does Hemingway compare Wyndham Lewis to?

4. How does Hemingway feel about many of Stein's new friends?

5. What kind of books did Hemingway read when he first joined Shakespeare and Company?

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