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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 sold at Lipp's?
(a) Food.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Maps.
(d) Books.

2. How does Ford say Hemingway looks when he sits with him at the cafe?
(a) Thin.
(b) Glum.
(c) Angry.
(d) Dreamy.

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

4. How many race tracks does Hemingway switch off between?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

5. Who does Hemingway know would lend him money if he needed it?
(a) Alice.
(b) Gertrude.
(c) Liliana.
(d) Sylvia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hemingway NOT do after his tender chat about love with his wife?

2. What does Gertrude say Hemingway should NOT write?

3. How many race bets does Hemingway win?

4. Why does Hemingway feel the way he does when he first enters Sylvia's store?

5. What does Hemingway want to write stories about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Hemingway feel after his large meal at the nice restaurant?

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

4. How does Hemingway lose his stories?

5. How does Stein think Hemingway views homosexuals?

6. Where do the booksellers find most of the English books they sell?

7. How does Hemingway feel after his discussion about homosexuals with Stein?

8. Who does the caped man turn out to be?

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

10. What is Hemingway's wife excited about when he returns to their apartment at the beginning of the book?

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