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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What author does Stein recommend that Hemingway read?
(a) Lawrence.
(b) Hughes.
(c) Lowndes.
(d) Fitzgerald.

2. What is Gertrude's last name?
(a) Stall.
(b) Strait.
(c) Stein.
(d) Strick.

3. Where is the newspaper located that Hemingway writes for?
(a) Boston.
(b) Paris.
(c) Toronto.
(d) London.

4. What kind of people used to frequent Hemingway's favorite cafe?
(a) Royalty.
(b) Poets.
(c) Actors.
(d) Veterans.

5. What does Hemingway say would make the story about the interruption more interesting?
(a) If Hemingway had really blown up.
(b) If he had done what he wanted.
(c) If the man had become a well-known critic.
(d) If he had told the entire truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What restaurant does Hemingway take his wife to after winning at the races?

2. What does Hemingway order for himself while he is writing at the beginning of the book?

3. What does Hemingway like to do early in the morning?

4. Why does Ford say he is a gentleman?

5. What kind of books does Hemingway love to find on his walks?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hemingway justify the time he spends at the race track, and why is this ironic?

2. How does Hemingway say Sylvia Beach treated him?

3. What does Hemingway do when he is interrupted at his cafe?

4. Where does Hemingway do a lot of his writing?

5. Who does Stein say belongs to the Lost Generation?

6. Why does Stein dislike Ezra Pound's work?

7. Why does Hemingway say he does not fish himself?

8. What does Hemingway carry with him at all times for luck?

9. Why does Ford say he is a gentleman and Hemingway is not?

10. What happens when Hadley bets on a long shot at the races?

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