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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. Where is Chink from?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Japan.
(d) China.

2. How does Hemingway define his friendship with Stein?
(a) Interesting.
(b) Temporary.
(c) Finite.
(d) Tempestuous.

3. Why does Mike NOT like horse racing?
(a) He has lost a lot of money there.
(b) You have to bet to enjoy it.
(c) The races are too short.
(d) He thinks the horses are badly treated.

4. How does Hadley always feel at the racetrack?
(a) Excited.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Manipulated.
(d) Full of life.

5. What does Hemingway say is the best thing about his times at the racetrack?
(a) It does not come between him and his wife.
(b) It makes them a good income.
(c) It gives Hadley something to look forward to.
(d) It distracts them from fighting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hemingway like to imagine while he writes?

2. Where does Hemingway do much of his writing?

3. What does Ford accuse his waiter of doing while he is with Hemingway at the cafe?

4. What famous person does Hemingway hope to see in Sylvia's shop?

5. What does Hemingway do to distract himself from his own writing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Stein first hear the phrase, 'The Lost Generation'?

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

3. What did Hemingway say would make his story about the interrupter more interesting?

4. Why does Hemingway say he feels the way he does about homosexuals?

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

6. How does Hemingway say Sylvia Beach treated him?

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

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

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

10. How does Hemingway feel when he first enters Shakespeare and Company?

(see the answer keys)

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