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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 is Ford's occupation?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Actor.
(c) Publisher.
(d) Poet.

2. What does Hemingway eat while he reads?
(a) Croissonts.
(b) Gelato.
(c) Bread and wine.
(d) Crepes and seltzer.

3. What is Hillaire Belloc's occupation?
(a) Writer.
(b) Journalist.
(c) Artist.
(d) Waiter.

4. Why does one woman always sell her books cheaply?
(a) She has already read them.
(b) She is poor.
(c) She does not need the money.
(d) She has no idea if they are valuable.

5. What is Hemingway's favorite season in Paris?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stein like Hemingway to talk about?

2. Why does Hemingway know where Ford's party is being held?

3. How does Hemingway describe the part of Paris that he and his family lived in?

4. How many race bets does Hemingway win?

5. How much money was in the envelope for Hemingway at the Shakespeare and Company?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Hemingway feel about Stein's writing?

3. Why does Hemingway feel comfortable in his state of poverty?

4. How does Hemingway describe the Shakespeare and Company shop?

5. What does Hemingway think about after making love to his wife after winning at the races?

6. How do two of Hemingway's stories survive?

7. How do Hemingway and his wife respond to the news of his lost writings?

8. What does Hemingway say is the best thing about his dates at the races with his wife?

9. How does Hemingway feel about Stein's definition of the Lost Generation?

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

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